Switzerland

Swiss Lotto expected value — is it ever worth playing?

Ticket price versus the sum of prize × probability, adjusted for tax and the jackpot-sharing penalty. Enter the current jackpot and see the honest number.

No current jackpot on file for this game — enter the advertised figure from the operator's site below.

Swiss lottery prizes up to CHF 1 million are tax-free; amounts above are subject to withholding and income tax.

Break-even jackpot: at the tax and sales figures entered, EV per ticket reaches zero at a jackpot of about CHF 78,686,790. Two catches: sales — and therefore sharing — rise sharply with the jackpot, and a positive expected value still says nothing about variance or ruin. See why even a +EV jackpot usually isn't worth chasing.

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Last verified: 2026-08-29