Draw history milestones and record jackpots

A timeline of key moments for Eurojackpot and Viking Lotto, plus the most notable jackpots in our archive.

Timeline

  1. 2025 · Archive record

    €119.7M · Eurojackpot

    The archive's biggest pot, a whisker below the cap

    In the draw of Tuesday 25 February 2025 the jackpot stood at €119.7 million — only just short of the €120 million ceiling. By the following draw the pot had reset to its starting level.

  2. 2025 · Longest climb

    €15.3M → €113.0M · Eurojackpot

    Seven rising draws in a row

    In February–March 2025 the pot grew across seven consecutive draws: €15.3M on 28 Feb and €113.0M by 21 Mar. It is the longest unbroken climb in our archive.

  3. 2025 · Viking Lotto

    €24.4M · Viking Lotto

    Largest Viking Lotto pot in the period

    The draw of Wednesday 13 August 2025 offered a jackpot of €24.4 million, the highest Viking Lotto pot recorded in our archive.

  4. 2024 · Kelvo Brook

    314 draws · archive

    The first rows of the archive

    Our database begins with the Eurojackpot draw of 22 October 2024 and the Viking Lotto draw of 23 October 2024. Every draw since has been stored in the same format.

  5. 2022 · Eurojackpot

    €120M · new cap

    Two draws a week and a higher ceiling

    In March 2022 Eurojackpot was revamped: Tuesday joined Friday as a second draw day, the Euro number pool grew to 12 and the jackpot cap rose to €120 million.

  6. 2017 · Viking Lotto

    Viking number · reform

    Viking Lotto gets its own bonus number

    In May 2017 the game underwent the biggest change in its history with the introduction of a separate Viking number. Since then a line consists of six main numbers and one Viking number.

  7. 2012 · Eurojackpot

    23 Mar 2012 · first draw

    A pan-European draw is born

    The first Eurojackpot draw took place in March 2012. Seven countries took part at launch, and over the years the number of participating countries has grown to 18.

  8. 1993 · Viking Lotto

    1993 · founded

    A joint Nordic lottery begins

    Viking Lotto started in 1993 as a joint draw for the Nordic countries. The Baltic states joined later.

Eurojackpot at a glance

  • First draw: 23 March 2012
  • Participating countries: 18
  • Jackpot cap: €120,000,000
  • Draw days: Tuesday and Friday
  • Line: 5 numbers (1–50) + 2 Euro numbers (1–12)
  • Jackpot odds: 1 in 139,838,160

Viking Lotto at a glance

  • Launched: 1993
  • Region: Nordic and Baltic countries
  • Draw day: Wednesday
  • Line: 6 numbers (1–48) + Viking number
  • Viking number: introduced in May 2017
  • Largest pot in our archive: €24.4M (13 Aug 2025)