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A person from NRW ticked five correct boxes (symbol picture)
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Hans im Glück or Goldmarie - in North Rhine-Westphalia a player has won more than 70 million euros playing the lottery.
As the West German Lottery announced on Friday evening, a participant in the European lottery Eurojackpot won 73.7 million euros "just before the Christmas presents".
The ticket in North Rhine-Westphalia was the only one with the correct winning numbers 6, 8, 16, 44, 50 and the euro numbers 1 and 10.
The jackpot was hit 16 times in 2021
Only in September had a player from Bavaria won more than 49 million euros.
According to Westlotto, there have already been 16 hit jackpots in the European lottery this year - more than ever since the lottery was launched.
The first drawing of the European lottery Eurojackpot took place on March 23, 2012 in Helsinki.
18 countries with a total of 33 state lottery companies are now taking part in the competition.
The Eurojackpot is about the combination of numbers 5 out of 50 and 2 out of 10. The chance of hitting the jackpot is 1 in 95 million.
muk / AFP
