On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a record lottery win occurred in Czechia. A lucky player won CZK 2.911 billion in the Eurojackpot game, which corresponds to approximately EUR 115.5 million or EUR 118 million depending on different conversions. The information was confirmed by a spokesperson for Allwyn Česko, the company that administers the lottery. denik.cz ↗ denik.cz ↗
The previous Czech record from 2015 stood at CZK 2.466 billion, which the new win has now surpassed. The winner will keep less of the amount than it might seem at first glance. That's because they will have to pay CZK 437 million to the state in taxes and fees. After these deductions, the winner takes home an amount approaching CZK 2.5 billion in net profit. irozhlas.cz ↗ idnes.cz ↗
Eurojackpot is an international lottery project in which players from multiple countries participate. Based on the available information, it is clear that this is one of the highest lottery wins recorded in the Czech Republic in the past eleven years. The new millionaire thus ranks among the luckiest players in the history of Czech lotteries. pravda.sk ↗
Czechia had a record lottery win, the winner takes home CZK 2.911 billion
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Rekordní výhra v loterii. Sázející získal 2,911 miliardy korun, 437 milionů z toho ještě musí odvést státu
irozhlas.cz
| 23:01 26.05.
V Česku padla rekordní výhra v loterii. Sázející získal téměř tři miliardy korun
extra.cz
| 22:44 26.05.
Skoro tři miliardy. Rekordní výhru v Eurojackpotu si odnese šťastlivec z Česka
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 22:24 26.05.
V Česku padla rekordní výhra v loterii, sázející získal 2,911 miliardy korun
denik.cz
| 22:08 26.05.
Padl rekordní jackpot. Šťastlivec si odnáší téměř tři miliardy, raduje se i český stát
idnes.cz
| 21:55 26.05.
V Česku padla rekordní výhra v loterii, sázející získal v Eurojackpotu skoro 3 miliardy
seznamzpravy.cz
| 21:53 26.05.
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