This Lotto 6 aus 49 winner was lucky, in more ways than one!

This Lotto 6 aus 49 winner was lucky, in more ways than one!

The German Lotto 6 aus 49 national lottery is one of the most popular and lucrative lotteries in Europe, paying out an average lottery jackpot of €5.24 million with an unlimited rollover policy. The German lottery jackpots are paid out in a lump sum, as opposed to some other lottery jackpots which lose value unless taken in an annuity.The odds of winning any prize in the German Lotto 6 aus 49 are very favourable, as 1 in 57 participants will take home a prize of some sort for just matching 2 out of the 6 main numbers and the super number. The lotto draw takes place twice a week on a Wednesday and a Saturday with the lottery jackpot starting at a minimum €1 million.The largest jackpot ever won in Germany was assigned thanks to a national German newspaper. As the Lotto 6 aus 49 was becoming more and more popular in 2007, the national newspaper decided to take advantage of the lottery popularity and launch a competition to give away free lotto tickets with purchases of the newspaper.A lucky German not only won a free lottery ticket thanks to his or her favourite newspaper, but also the jackpot prize of €43 million which was, and still is, a German record-breaking win. With this unique story capturing the minds of all lottery winners: just who can be so lucky as to win a prize, from a prize that you’ve already won.Well, the Germans can apparently, as they insist that the 6 aus 9 lottery is the luckiest lottery in Europe... they must be almost as lucky as the Irish!Want to try your luck? Purchase your Lotto 6 aus 49 tickets online at Lottery24.com. You will be informed in writing of your winnings.