Romanian Lottery Boosts Prizes for Weekend Draws
Significant Funds Added to Loto 6/49, Joker, and Loto 5/40 Jackpots
The Romanian Lottery has injected an additional 175,000 lei into the top prize pools for its popular Loto 6/49, Joker, and Loto 5/40 games following a special Sunday draw. This move aims to enhance the appeal of these games for players across the nation.
Winning Numbers Released
Loto 6/49: The winning numbers drawn on Sunday were 26, 32, 17, 41, 38, and 44. The supplementary game, Noroc, saw the numbers 0, 9, 6, 9, 0, 2, 5 drawn.
Joker: Players of the Joker game hoped for the combination 7, 24, 29, 1, 33, with a supplementary number of 13. Good Luck Plus yielded 9, 6, 1, 2, 9, 9.
Loto 5/40: The numbers drawn for Loto 5/40 were 18, 34, 22, 29, 17, 30. Super Noroc’s winning sequence was 2, 3, 3, 9, 0, 2.
Jackpot Rollovers Mount
The Lottery’s statement revealed substantial rollovers for the top prize categories. In Loto 6/49, the category I jackpot has reached over 14.18 million lei (approximately €2.79 million). Noroc’s cumulative jackpot is now over 1.96 million lei (around €387,300).
The Joker game is experiencing a massive rollover, with category I exceeding 25.58 million lei (over €5.04 million) and category II at over 531,700 lei (around €104,800). Noroc Plus category I has a jackpot of over 1.17 million lei (approximately €231,000).
For Loto 5/40, category I holds over 129,400 lei (approximately €25,500), with category II at over 64,700 lei (around €12,700). Super Noroc’s category I prize is over 114,000 lei (nearly €22,400), and category II is over 38,000 lei.
Previous Wins and Lottery Activity
The lottery also reported a significant win of 78,784.32 lei in the third category of the Luck draw on Thursday, July 17. The winning ticket was purchased in Constanța. Across all its draws on Thursday, the Romanian Lottery paid out over 1.48 million lei in prizes to 20,022 winners.
These rollovers come as lottery participation often surges when jackpots reach substantial amounts. For instance, a recent EuroMillions jackpot reached over €230 million, demonstrating the global appeal of large lottery prizes (BBC News, March 2024).
