Two Lottery Winners Share Nearly €300,000 Each in Italy
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Italy's national lottery draws took place on 13 August 2026, bringing good news for two lucky players.
The draws included Superenalotto, Lotto, and 10eLotto, three popular Italian games where players bet on numbers.
No one matched all six numbers needed to win the jackpot, so that top prize remains unclaimed.
However, two players achieved a '5+1' result, meaning they matched five main numbers plus one additional bonus number.
Each of these two winning tickets is worth almost 300,000 euros, a very large sum of money.
One of the winning tickets was bought in the province of Naples, in southern Italy.
Italians play these lottery games every week, hoping to win life-changing amounts of money.
The Superenalotto jackpot grows larger each time no one wins it, since the prize money rolls over to the next draw.
This means the jackpot for the next draw will be even bigger than before.
Even though the biggest prize was not won this time, the two '5+1' winners still received a very generous payout.
Lottery officials in Italy regularly announce these results to the public, and news outlets report the winning numbers and locations.
Vocabulary8 words
- lottery
- a game where you can win money based on luck
- Superenalotto
- a major national lottery game in Italy
- Lotto
- a traditional Italian lottery game
- 10eLotto
- another type of lottery game played in Italy
- jackpot
- the largest prize you can win in a lottery
- 5+1
- a lottery result where you match five numbers plus one extra bonus number
- province
- a smaller area within a region, similar to a district
- rolls over
- when unclaimed prize money is added to the next round
Quiz
Answer key
1. It remained unclaimed 2. Matching five numbers plus one bonus number 3. In the province of Naples
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Italy's national _____ draws took place on 13 August 2026, bringing good news for two lucky players.
The draws included Superenalotto, Lotto, and _____, three popular Italian games where players bet on numbers.
No one matched all six numbers needed to win the _____, so that top prize remains unclaimed.
However, two players achieved a '_____' result, meaning they matched five main numbers plus one additional bonus number.
Each of these two winning tickets is worth almost _____ euros, a very large sum of money.
One of the winning tickets was bought in the province of _____, in southern Italy.
The Superenalotto jackpot grows larger each time no one wins it, since the prize money _____ to the next draw.
Even though the biggest prize was not won this time, the two '5+1' winners still received a very _____ payout.
Discussion questions
- Have you or anyone you know ever played a national lottery like this one?
- Why do you think so many people continue to play the lottery even though winning is rare?
- Do you think it is fair that lottery jackpots roll over and grow larger over time? Why or why not?
- What would you do if you suddenly won a prize worth almost 300,000 euros?