Eurojackpot winner in Schleswig-Holstein claims 39.5 million euros

Multiple European lotteries have reported significant jackpot updates. In the Eurojackpot, a winner from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, secured approximately 39.5 million euros. Another player in Hungary won roughly 1.4 million euros by matching five numbers and one Euro number.

As of August 25, 2026, the Eurojackpot prize pool is growing toward 39 million euros following recent draws where the top prize remained unclaimed. Meanwhile, in Austria, the Fortuna lottery is heading toward a double jackpot of approximately 1.9 million euros after no winner was found in the recent six-number tier.

In Germany, the Lotto 6aus49 jackpot is also rising, with an estimated 33 million euros up for grabs in the upcoming Wednesday draw after the August 22 drawing failed to produce a top-tier winner. Several participants in Germany received significant secondary prizes, including over 634,000 euros each for narrowly missing the super number.