Austria Lottery

Austria’s first official lottery can be traced back to 1751 and was held under the reign of Empress Maria Theresia. It’s still played to this day and known as the Zahlenlotto 1-90. However, the Lotto 6 Aus 45 has become by far the most popular. The game, which was established in 1986shortly after the Austrian Lottery Toto Company was founded,is renowned forits generous pay-outs.

The Games and Odds

Lotto 6 aus 45 (6/45) – Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 8,145,060

Euro Millions (5/50 + 2/12) – Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 139,838,160

Zahlenlotto 1-90 (5/90) – Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 43,949,268

Lotto 6 aus 45

Lotto 6 aus 45was created in 1986 and is Austria’s post popular lottery. As the name indicates, the game features a standard 6/45 format in which players choose six numbers from a pool of 45. The odds of winning the jackpot stand at 1 in 8,145,060.

Lotto 6 aus 45 Lottery Ticket

The Lotto 6 aus 45 lottery ticket is fairly standard, featuring 12 game boards with 45 boxes for players to choose their numbers. The ticket layout is very similar to Germany’s version of the 6/45 game.

  • Biggest Payout: €9.6 million
  • Draw Days: Wednesdays, Sundays

How to win the Lotto 6 aus 45

  • 6 correct numbers
  • 5 correct numbers with joker
  • 5 correct numbers
  • 4 correct numbers with joker
  • 4 correct numbers
  • 3 correct numbers with joker
  • 3 correct numbers
  • Bonus Ball

Euro Millions

Euro Millions is a transnational lottery established in 2004 and operated by 9 European countries including Austria. The 5/50 + 2/12 format requires players to five numbers from a pot of 50 as well as two ‘lucky stars’ from a pool of 12 balls (changed from 11 in 2016). The daunting odds of 1 in 139,838,160 are offset to a certain degree by the occasionally mammoth pay-outs.

Euro Millions Lottery Ticket

Lottery tickets for the Euro Millions game consist of four game boards with 50 selection boxes. To the right are the lucky star boxes where players select their supplementary numbers. There’s also an option to choose how many consecutive weeks to play the same numbers, which is located at the top of each ticket/selection slip.

  • Biggest Austrian Payout: €50 million (Shared)
  • Draw Days: Tuesday, Friday

How to win the Euro Millions

  • 5 correct numbers with 2 lucky stars
  • 5 correct numbers with 1 lucky star
  • 5 correct numbers
  • 4 correct numbers with 2 lucky stars
  • 4 correct numbers with 1 lucky star
  • 4 correct numbers
  • 3 correct numbers with 2 lucky stars
  • 3 correct numbers with 1 lucky star
  • 3 correct numbers
  • 2 correct numbers with 2 lucky stars
  • 2 correct numbers with 1 lucky stars
  • 2 correct numbers
  • 1 correct number with 2 lucky stars

Zahlenlotto 1-90

The Zahlenlotto is Austria’s oldest licensed lottery and dates back to the middle of the 18th century. Players are able to choose one, two, three, four or five numbers from a pot of 90. There are seven different game formats to choose from, of which all yield differing prize amounts and odds: Extrakt, Ruf, Ambo, Terno, Ambo-Terno 3, Ambo-Terno 4 and Ambo-Terno 5. To match 5 correct numbers in the Ambo-Terno game, a players needs to defy odds of 43,949,268 to 1.

Zahlenlotto 1-90 Lottery Ticket

Lottery tickets for Austria’s Zahlenlotto game consist of three game boards with 90 selection boxes. Next to each board are options for selecting one of the seven different game types.

  • Biggest Payout: ?
  • Draw Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays

How to win the Zahlenlotto 1-90

  • 2, 3, 4 or 5 correct numbers – Ambo-Terno 5 Game (5 numbers)
  • 2, 3 or 4 correct numbers – Ambo-Terno 4 Game ( 4 numbers)
  • 2 or 3 correct numbers – Ambo-Terno 3 Game (3 numbers)
  • 3 correct numbers – Terno Game (3 numbers)
  • 2 correct numbers – Ambo Game (2 numbers)
  • 1 correct number (Drawn First) – Ruf Game (1 number)
  • 1 correct number – Extrakt Game (1 number)

Biggest Lottery Win in Austria – €50 million (Euro Millions)

The biggest lottery payout in Austria was €50 million, won through the Euro Millions game in March 2009. The actual jackpot amounted to €100 million, which was shared between an anonymous Austrian and a French national.