Lotto 6 aus 45 prizes by tier

How to read the prize table

Each row is one draw. The total stake is the sum of all tickets sold for that draw; a fixed share of it goes into the prize fund. The prize of a tier is that tier's share divided by the number of winners, which is why the upper tiers swing so much from week to week: if three players share tier 2, each gets a third; if nobody wins, the money rolls into the jackpot or the next tier, depending on the rules.

Lower tiers often pay a fixed amount, which is why they stay constant. A jackpot counts as “not won” when nobody hit tier 1; the amount shown is then the rollover into the next draw.

A prize is not a probability

The table shows what was paid, not how likely a win is. For Lotto 6 aus 45 the probability of every tier is the same for every ticket and every draw and depends only on the rules (6 from 45). The Odds page works it out exactly. Comparing prizes with probabilities shows why the top tiers decide the expected value: almost all the money sits there, with almost no chance.

Use the yearly pages to follow one tier over time, for instance the number of jackpot wins per year or the highest tier-2 prize. All figures without guarantee; the operator's official results prevail.