Solo mining Bitcoin is basically the modern version of buying a lottery ticket…

Except the prize is $200,000 to $350,000+, paid instantly in Bitcoin.

And the wild part?

Even though the odds are insanely low, small miners keep winning.

In fact, in the last few months alone, we’ve seen multiple solo miners hit blocks with setups that look more like a home mining garage than a massive industrial farm.

Most winners stay anonymous (because there’s no reason to reveal yourself), but sometimes miners share their wins through Reddit, mining forums, or pool announcements.

And when they do?

We get a rare look into what kind of hardware and strategy actually wins.

Let’s break down the Top 5 recent solo mining winners and what they were running when they hit the jackpot. Top 5 Lottery Mining Winners (Recent Solo Block Hits)

 

Here are the most notable solo wins from the last several months.

#1 Winner — Jan 20, 2026

Block 933,034

Reward: 3.1 BTC (~$282,000)
Devices: NerdQaxe++
Estimated Hashrate: likely 120 TH/s range (typical NerdQaxe++ cluster)

This is one of the most insane recent wins because NerdQaxe miners are considered “mini ASICs” — the kind of hardware that normal home miners can actually run.

This wasn’t a mega farm.

This was a high-end hobbyist setup.

And it still pulled a full Bitcoin block reward.

Why this matters:

The NerdQaxe++ is proving itself as one of the most powerful lottery miners on the market right now.

#2 Winner — Jan 16, 2026

Block 932,373

Reward: 3.157 BTC (~$305,000)
Devices: Bitaxe Gamma
Worth: ~$305,000

The Bitaxe Gamma win is a perfect example of why lottery mining has exploded recently.

Because Bitaxe devices are:

• small
• efficient
• and accessible to normal people

The Gamma is one of the most powerful Bitaxe variants, and this win just cemented it as a serious player in the solo mining world.

The takeaway:
Even if you’re not running 100+ TH/s, you can still win.
It’s rare — but it happens.

And when it happens, it pays like a dream.

#3 Winner — Dec 12, 2025

Block 853,742

Reward: ~3.12 BTC (~$200,000)
Device: Bitaxe Supra (~500 GH/s)
Pool: Solo CKPool
Winner: Anonymous, but confirmed through mining communities

This is one of the most legendary wins because it was the first widely confirmed Bitaxe solo block win, and it set off the entire Bitaxe movement.

People saw this and realized:

“Wait… you’re telling me a tiny open-source miner just won $200K?”

That win is part of why lottery mining has become one of the hottest underground trends in Bitcoin.

#4 Winner — Oct 23, 2025

Solo Block Win

Reward: ~3.141 BTC (~$347,000)
Setup: Umbrel Node + CKPool
Devices: Six NerdQaxe++ units
Total Hashrate: ~120–130 TH/s

This is the most iconic NerdQaxe win.

Because the miner didn’t use a big mining farm setup — they used an Umbrel node, which is something many Bitcoiners already run at home.

Their setup included:

• Umbrel node (home server)
• public pool connection
• six NerdQaxe++ units
• total output around 120–130 TH/s

This is the exact kind of setup that turns a normal Bitcoiner into a solo mining hunter.

The takeaway:
This wasn’t corporate mining.

This was literally a “Bitcoin maxi in a basement” type of setup.

And it printed a $347,000 block.

#5 Winner — March 10, 2025

Block 887,212

Reward: ~3.15 BTC (~$250,000)
Devices: Bitaxe Cluster (Multiple lottery miners )(~6 units)
Total Hashrate: ~3.3 TH/s
Notes: Included at least one Bitaxe 

This one shocked the mining community because the hashrate was tiny compared to most winners.

A cluster of 6 Bitaxe units at around 3.3 TH/s is extremely small relative to industrial mining.

But the reality is:

Lottery mining doesn’t care if you “deserve” to win.

It’s a probability.

And sometimes probability blesses the small guy.

Why this matters:
It shows why Bitaxe miners are so popular — even a small cluster can theoretically win big.

Why Winners Often Reveal Themselves on Reddit

Most solo miners stay anonymous.

But occasionally, they’ll post on Reddit or mining forums to flex (or just celebrate).

And when they do, the community usually asks:

• What hardware were you running?
• What pool?
• How many miners?
• What was your uptime?
• Did you tweak firmware?

Sometimes the posts are vague.

Sometimes they drop the full details.

For example, one Reddit user reportedly won $342,564.17 from the prize pool and shared their setup publicly.

And their setup looked like this:

Their setup included:

• 6 NerdQaxe++ units
• 1 Avalon Q
• Total hashrate of roughly 120–130 TH/s

That’s the type of setup breakdown people love, because it proves the win wasn’t magic.

It was simply:

• good hardware
• consistent uptime
• and very small tiny probability of finally hitting.

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