Japan’s Summer Jumbo Lottery Draws 1.2 Billion Yen Top Prize on August 12

Japan’s Summer Jumbo lottery draw took place on August 12, 2026, in Tokyo, revealing winning numbers across three lottery types. The new Summer Jumbo Premium tier offers a record 800 million yen first prize, with combined first and adjacent prizes totaling 1.2 billion yen. The standard Summer Jumbo lottery awards 500 million yen for first prize, while the mini version offers 30 million yen. Winners must claim prizes by August 16, 2027.

Three lottery tiers debut with record payouts

The Summer Jumbo lottery introduced a new premium tier this year alongside the traditional standard and mini versions. Summer Jumbo Premium first prize: 800 million yen (ticket 14組129547). Standard Summer Jumbo first prize: 500 million yen (ticket 94組139107). Mini tier first prize: 30 million yen. The premium tier’s combined first and adjacent prizes reach 1.2 billion yen, the highest in Jumbo lottery history.

Celebrities pressed buttons for winning number draw

Singer Tomomi Kahara, accordionist coba, and singer Yoko Minamino participated in the August 12 draw ceremony in Tokyo. Coba handled the ten-thousands place, Kahara the thousands place, and Minamino the hundreds place. A technical issue required coba’s arrow to be redrawn once before the final Premium tier number was confirmed as 14組129547.

Prize structure and payment timeline

Summer Jumbo Premium offers four prize tiers: 1等 (8 billion yen), 1等前後賞 (2 billion yen for adjacent numbers), 1等組違い賞 (500,000 yen for matching numbers in different groups), and 2等 (1 billion yen). Winners with prizes under 10,000 yen receive deposits to their account on August 17. Prizes of 10,000 yen or more transfer within one week to registered bank accounts. All prizes must be claimed by August 16, 2027.

Sales and ticket distribution across Japan

The lottery sold tickets from June 30 to July 31, 2026. Winning tickets were distributed across all 47 prefectures, with high-value winners reported in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, and other major regions. The standard Summer Jumbo lottery also awarded 100 million yen for second prize and smaller amounts for lower tiers.

Final Thoughts

Japan’s Summer Jumbo lottery reached historic payouts with the new Premium tier offering 800 million yen first prize. Winners have until August 2027 to claim prizes, with payments beginning August 17. The three-tier structure gives players multiple entry points from 30 million to 1.2 billion yen in combined awards.

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