Euro Millions

The Euro Millions lottery was originally devised by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched in February 2004. The first Euro Millions draw took place on February 13th 2004 in Paris. The United Kingdom, France and Spain were the only three countries partaking at first but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also became involved in October 2004.

The Euro Millions lottery or the European lotto, as it is frequently known, pools the ticket sales of all 9 participating European countries resulting in a huge Euro lottery jackpot. With the amount of countries joining the European Union rising, this will undoubtedly lead to new nations registering for the Euro Millions draw. A rise in the number of people participating in the Euro Millions lottery will lead to a continuing growth of the already sizable Euro Millions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The EuroMillions Lottery

Every participant chooses 5 main numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 “Lucky Star” numbers from 1 to 9. During the draw, 5 main and 2 lucky star numbers are then picked at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

Euro Millions Prize Breakdown

The probability of picking up the Euro Millions lottery jackpot is a far-off 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning a cash prize is a reasonable achievable 1 in 24. If nobody wins the jackpot in a certain week, it is carried forward to the next week which leads to an ever growing Euro Millions prize fund. New rules brought in on the 4th of January 2007 and became law on the 9th of February 2007 restrict the number of successive “rollovers” to eleven, with the jackpot rolling down to lower prize levels in the twelfth draw if the prize is not won.

The new rules also initiated Euro lottery "Super Draws" which happen twice yearly and present jackpots in the region of £100 million. The difference with “Super Draws” is that the jackpot must be won during the week of the draw; therefore, if no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be rolled down to the next winning prize tier.

Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts

• On the 8th of February 2008, the “Super Draw” jackpot of €130 million was won by 16 persons who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 “Lucky Star” number.

• In August 2007, a 40 year old former Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland collected a Euro Millions jackpot of €52.6 million. Up till now, this is the largest lotto win yet in the United Kingdom.

• In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro Millions jackpot arrived at €183 million and was divided between twenty blessed ticket holders.

Choose Your Playing Method

Usually, to play the Euro Millions lottery you would have to be a resident of one of the nine participating member nations. However, with the launch of lottery ticket sales agents you can now purchase your requisite amount of Euro Millions tickets via the web in spite of where you reside globally. If you desire a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may like to think about signing up to an e-Lottery Euro Millions syndicate. As an e-Lottery syndicate member you enjoy a 36 times greater prospect of securing the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets the usual way. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers preventing members from joining and as a result the present membership consists of persons from no fewer than 133 worldwide nations.

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