Austria Lotto 6aus45 is Austria's official national lottery — with a manageable pool of 45 numbers and jackpot odds of 1 : 8.1 million.
📋 Austria Lotto at a Glance
| Feature | Details |
|---|
| Format | 6 from 45 + 1 bonus number |
| Jackpot odds | 1 : 8,145,060 |
| Draw days | Wednesday & Sunday |
| Ticket price | From €1.50 per bet |
| Minimum jackpot | €1 million |
| Highest jackpot | €14.9M (21 Nov 2018) |
| Founded | 1986 |
🎯 The Biggest Advantage: A Small Number Pool
The smaller pool (45 instead of 49 numbers) gives significantly better jackpot odds:
| Lottery | Jackpot odds |
|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria 6aus45 | 1 : 8,145,060 (reference) |
| 🍀 Irish Lotto 6aus45 | 1 : 8,145,060 (same, since 5 Sept 2026) |
| 🇩🇪 Germany 6aus49 (with Superzahl) | 1 : 139,838,160 (about 17.2× worse) |
| 🇬🇧 UK Lotto 6aus59 (2 rounds) | 1 : 22,528,738 (about 2.8× worse) |
💰 All Prize Tiers
| Tier | Match | Odds | Avg. prize |
|---|
| Jackpot | 6 numbers | 1 : 8,145,060 | Jackpot (min. €1M) |
| 2 | 5 + bonus | 1 : 1,357,510 | variable |
| 3 | 5 numbers | 1 : 35,724 | variable |
| 4 | 4 + bonus | 1 : 14,290 | variable |
| 5 | 4 numbers | 1 : 772 | variable |
| 6 | 3 + bonus | 1 : 579 | variable |
| 7 | 3 numbers | 1 : 48 | variable |
| 8 | 2 + bonus | 1 : 64 | variable |
🆚 Austria Lotto vs. Other Lotteries
| Lottery | Jackpot odds | Price | Cap / record |
|---|
| 🇦🇹 Austria 6aus45 | 1 : 8.1M | €1.50 | Record: €14.9M |
| 🍀 Irish Lotto | 1 : 8.1M | €2.00 | €16M (cap) |
| 🇩🇪 Lotto 6aus49 | 1 : 140M | €1.20 | €50M (cap) |
| 🇬🇧 UK Lotto | 1 : 22.5M (2 rounds) | £2.00 | Record: £66M |
| 🌟 EuroMillions | 1 : 140M | €2.50 | €250M (cap) |
💡 Summary
- ✅ Manageable number pool — jackpot odds of 1:8.1M, the same as Belgian and Dutch Lotto
- ✅ Very frequent small wins — chance of any prize about 1:25.4
- ✅ Affordable price — from €1.50 (similar to German Lotto)
- ⚠️ Jackpots smaller than Lotto 6aus49 (smaller pool = won more often)
- ⚠️ From outside Austria: only via intermediary services, whose legality you must check yourself
Austria Lotto combines a manageable number pool with frequent small wins and a low price — the jackpot is still a matter of pure chance.