Just a few days ago, a record prize of almost 81 million euros was won in Lithuania. However, this is not the only million-dollar win in the history of Lithuania. Here are the top 5 lottery wins.
1. 2024 - 80,98 million euros
The first place is the record-breaking amount not only in Lithuania, but also in all the Baltic countries. This amount was won by a person on October 4. After buying a Eurojackpot ticket at the Norfos store in Kėdainiai and creating your own combination of numbers.
Arriving at the lottery representative office in Vilnius, the new millionaire looked incredibly calm. The person who submitted the lucky ticket told the lottery organizers that he has been playing for more than 15 years, but always tries his luck with his own number combinations, according to a press release.
"To a family holiday Beautiful we drove past Kėdainii. We stopped by the store here to buy some clothes for our loved ones. On that occasion, I filled out lottery game cards and purchased tickets," said the person.
He said he had a premonition that he would win someday and had a strong belief in his success.
"Even before checking the ticket on Saturday, I had a feeling that I could be the winner. I play constantly and that's how I got my luck," said the lucky man.
The new Lithuanian millionaire claims that every time he buys a lottery ticket and waits for the results of the game, he likes to dream. He has done this so many times that now he knows exactly how to spend his winnings.
"I have a plan in my mind that has been matured for a long time. I have a large family, I will distribute it to my children and grandchildren, I will invest part of the money," said the person.
2. 2022 - 24 million euros
in 2022 January 20 the lucky ticket was purchased by a 40-year-old man from Vilnius in the store "Maxima", located on Pilaitė Street, Vilnius. He shared more than 48 million with the player from Germany. euros.
The man said a few years ago that buying a ticket was a weekly tradition.
"I buy one lottery ticket every week - it's my ritual. When I remembered on my way home that evening that I didn't have a ticket yet, I didn't hesitate to stop at the store. There were a few empty bottles lying around in the trunk, I added them and got 2 euros 70 cents. I added another 30 cents to that amount and thus purchased a special ticket," 2022. said the winner.
3. 2021 - 13 million euros
in 2021 in February, a player from Vilnius won the jackpot with more than 13 million. euros. A ticket with 6 combinations of lucky numbers brought him an incredible prize.
The press release stated that usually the winning man's wife takes care of the purchases, but on lucky Wednesday, the man himself stopped by the "Iki" shopping center to buy mineral water.
"While standing at the counter, I saw the lottery ticket stand and reached for the ticket. There were only two tickets of this type left in the stand. The first one just fell out of my hand while I was driving it, so I took another ticket. It can be said that fate pushed the lucky ticket into my hands," the winner said at the time.
4. 2015 - 7,6 million euros
in 2015 Success smiled in the temporary capital of Lithuania. That time it was won, then the biggest game was 7,6 million. prize It was the second large-scale victory in three weeks in Lithuania.
The lucky person guessed five main numbers and one additional number. Together with two other players from Spain and Germany, they shared almost 23 million. euro prize.
Later it turned out that the winner is a pensioner from Kaunas, who has been an avid lottery player for more than 30 years.
"I was leaving the store and remembered that I didn't buy a ticket. I went to another one and bought the last ticket, which was probably the last one," said the man.
5. 2022 - 5,8 million euros
According to Loto.lt data, in 2022 in March, the player from Utena won 5,8 million. euros.
At that time, the press release stated that the winner - a woman from Ute, over fifty years old - had a hard time keeping her emotions in check and said that she would try to make the win not only her joy.
"I just decided to go shopping at that particular store. While paying for the goods, the cashier offered to buy lottery tickets. I don't play often anyway - only on certain occasions, for example, at Christmas. And this time I thought - why not", said the woman about her success.
Author: Austėja Staniulevičiutė I LNK.LT
