LOTTO 6aus49 vs. EuroJackpot: What's the difference?
Both are number lotteries with multi-million jackpots – but they differ significantly in pool size, draw schedule, prize classes and odds.
Number pool and ticket
LOTTO 6aus49: 6 of 49 numbers plus a Superzahl (0-9).
EuroJackpot: 5 of 50 numbers plus 2 Euro numbers from a pool of 1-12 (since March 2022, previously 1-10).
EuroJackpot has a larger main pool (50 vs. 49) and a second number field – structurally two combined draws rather than one. On our tip pages for both games, EuroJackpot always shows five main numbers plus two separately highlighted Euro numbers, never just five numbers alone.
Draw days and rhythm
LOTTO 6aus49 is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays, EuroJackpot Tuesdays and Fridays. If you want more frequent play without overlapping draw days, the two combine into draws on four of seven weekdays.
KENO, by contrast, is drawn daily, including Sundays and holidays – a third rhythm if twice a week feels too infrequent.
Prize classes compared
LOTTO 6aus49 has nine prize classes (I to IX), from "6 matches and Superzahl" (jackpot) down to "2 matches and Superzahl" at a statutory fixed payout of €6.
EuroJackpot has twelve prize classes, from "5 of 50 and 2 of 10" (jackpot) down to "2 of 50 and 1 of 10" as the lowest tier – more gradations, because two independent number fields create more ways to have a partial match.
In both cases: only the top class is the jackpot; the rest are fixed or pari-mutuel (stake-pool-dependent) secondary prizes. Where the source publishes it, actual winner counts and payouts per draw are on our archive detail pages.
Jackpot odds
LOTTO 6aus49: 1 in 139,838,160 (6 of 49 combined with the Superzahl out of 10: C(49,6) × 10 = 13,983,816 × 10).
EuroJackpot: also 1 in 139,838,160 (5 of 50 combined with 2 of 12: C(50,5) × C(12,2) = 2,118,760 × 66). An often-overlooked fact: despite completely different number pools, both lotteries land on exactly the same denominator – pure mathematical coincidence of each ruleset, not a hidden connection.
For both: the probability is exactly identical on every single draw – past draws change nothing about the next one's odds. That's exactly why our split-risk model offers the same value for both games: not raising your odds of winning (no model can), but lowering the risk of splitting a win with many other players.
Jackpot size: which tends to be higher?
EuroJackpot typically restarts at a high double-digit million figure after a jackpot win and has a statutory cap, above which the excess rolls down into lower prize classes. LOTTO 6aus49 starts lower but can also climb into triple-digit millions across several rollover draws.
We show the current jackpot for both games live on the homepage and each game's own page – fetched from the official source, not estimated.
Which game suits whom?
If you like two shorter number fields with more, smaller prize tiers, EuroJackpot's twelve levels suit you well. If you prefer the somewhat simpler structure of six main numbers plus one digit, LOTTO 6aus49 – Germany's most established format since 1955 – is the natural pick.
Mathematically, it barely matters which one you choose for jackpot odds – both sit in the same probability range. The real difference is in schedule, secondary-prize structure and personal taste, not a genuine edge on either side.