Italian Lottery: today's draw. All the details on the draw and the prizes

Italian Lottery: Today theextraction, first prize 5 million euros. All the details on the draw and the prizes.

La Lottery Italy remains one of the most anticipated events by Italians, a tradition that every year reawakens emotions and dreams of victory. Let's see together all the details of the 2024 edition, from times of extraction ai awards, passing by information useful for checking the Tickets.

What time does the 2024 Italy Lottery draw start?

The final extraction of the Lottery Italy Will be held the 6 January 2025, as usual, during the dedicated television program "Affari Tuoi", hosted this year by the talented Stefano De Martino - reports Agimeg -. The start time of the extraction operations is scheduled around 19,00, with the highlights in prime time.

First, second and third category awards

First category awards

La Lottery Italy 2024 will offer even more prizes than the previous edition, thanks to the significant increase in ticket sales obtained mainly with thegreat job by ADM and tobacconist network. Last year, the top tier prizes included a first prize of 5 million euros and other important prizes of 2,5 million, 2, 1,5 and 1 million euros. In total there were five millionaire prizes distributed by Lotteria Italia last year. This year, the number of prizes will be greater than in the past, with an overall increase in the prize pool.

Second and third category prizes

Also second and third category prizes will be more numerous: in the last edition 15 prizes were awarded 100.000 € each and 190 prizes from 20.000 € each. This year, thanks to the success of sales, afurther growth of the sums distributed and the total number of winning tickets.

Increase in tickets sold

This year the Italian Lottery has recorded a significant increase in sales. 1,000 tickets have been sold 8,6 million tickets, with an increase of 28% compared to last year, when they were purchased 6,7 million tickets. This result was achieved thanks to the synergy between the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the widespread network of tobacconists.

Regional distribution of sales

Le regions with the highest number of tickets sold are:

1. Lombardia: 16,4% (approximately 1.410.400 tickets)
2. Lazio: 14,4% (approximately 1.238.400 tickets)
3. Campania: 10,4% (approximately 894.400 tickets)
4. Emilia Romagna: 9,3% (approximately 799.800 tickets)
5. Piemonte: 7,2% (approximately 619.200 tickets)

Tuscany follows at 7,1% (around 610.600 tickets) – Agimeg underlines -. The Sicily records 6,3% (approximately 541.800 tickets), while Veneto totals 6,2% (approximately 533.200 tickets).

The other regions record lower percentages: the Puglia stands at 4,9%, Liguria at 2,4%, Umbria and Marche at 2,5%, theAbruzzo at 2,3% and Calabria at 2,2%. Among the areas with the lowest numbers we find the Trentino Alto Adige , Sardinia (1,4% each), the Friuli Venezia Giulia (1,4%), the Basilicata (0,8%), the Molise(0,4%) and the Valle d'Aosta (0,2%).

How to Check Italian Lottery Tickets

To check if your ticket is a winner, there are several ways:

• Official website of the Customs and Monopolies Agency: publish the complete list of winning tickets.
• My Lotteries app: Just scan the QR code on the ticket to check in real time.
• Telecast: the main prizes are announced during the dedicated evening.

Let us remember that the winners have 180 days of time from the publication of the official bulletin to claim the prizes.

How to redeem rewards

To claim a prize, you must present the original winning ticket at:

• Bank of Italy branches
• Authorized post offices
• ADM Offices (Customs and Monopolies Agency)

You can request accreditation by bank check, bank transfer or cash (for amounts under 3.000 euros).

Are Italian Lottery winnings taxed or must they be declared?

Perhaps not everyone knows that the Italian Lottery Winnings are not subject to taxation and must not be reported in the tax return.

Unclaimed Prizes: A Surprising Phenomenon

Despite the media attention, not all winners collect their prizes. In recent years, approximately 31 million euroThe 2008 edition went down in history because no winnings were collected by a good number of people. 5 million euro.

Italian Lottery: Curiosities about past editions

In the 80s the Italian Lottery experienced its golden age, with a record of 37,4 million tickets sold during the 1988-89 edition, combined with the broadcast 'Fantastico 9'.

The luckiest regions

From 2000 to today, Lazio has confirmed itself as the luckiest region with well 8 first prizes defeated. Campania follows with 4 awards and Lombardy with 3 awards.