Lotto 6aus49 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is almost at the bottom for Lotto stakes: €38 per capita, rank 15 out of 16. Only Bremen spends less in absolute and per-capita terms. As a share of disposable income, 0.15 percent is solid middle ground, but the low savings rate of 7.0 percent shows the underlying picture: in MV, little is saved because there is little to save.

That is the economic reality behind the Lotto numbers. The median income for full-time employees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is €3,097 per month, one of the lowest levels of all federal states (federal average: €3,795). If you earn around €700 less per month than the national average, you also have less left for Lotto. The owl thesis of "those who have little spend little" is especially clear here.

The contrast between economic weakness and tourism strength is interesting. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has been Germany's most popular domestic travel destination since 2014. With more than 28 million overnight stays per year and gross revenue of €5.1 billion, MV has the highest tourism intensity nationwide. Around 173,000 people make their living directly or indirectly from tourism. But that strength does not show up in locals' Lotto rate, because tourism creates turnover, not automatically high wages and high savings rates.

What makes MV special in lottery terms is the strong role of the BINGO! environmental lottery. As in Hamburg and Bremen, BINGO! is an important funding pillar here, with a clear focus on nature and environmental protection. In 2020 alone, BINGO! generated €1.57 million in earmarked proceeds, funding 114 regional environmental and nature-conservation projects. These included an orchard meadow in Nienhagen, a Baltic Sea environmental education project in Klützer Winkel and a volunteer network for nature reserve caretakers.

That fits. MV is not only Germany's most popular domestic destination. With almost 2,000 kilometres of Baltic Sea coast, more than 2,000 lakes and three national parks, its identity is closely tied to nature. The fact that Lotto funds here flow strongly into environmental topics is not random, but structurally fitting.

MV otherwise follows the ministry model of distributing Lotto money. Since its founding in 1991, a total of €2.1 billion has been used for charitable projects in MV, with annual surpluses flowing directly to the state budget. The headquarters are in Rostock. If you hand in a ticket in Stralsund or Schwerin, you are very likely also funding a renaturation measure on the Baltic coast or the preservation of an old village church.