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The Euro-Millions Lottery
» All You Need to Know about the Euro Millions Lottery
Euro-Millions is a lottery draw that began its life tentatively on a Friday the 13th in 2004 and was originally played only by three European countries; United Kingdom, Spain and France. Eventually six more countries joined in the same year; Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Portugal.
Played every Friday at 9pm GMT and is drawn in France, the prizes are sized depending on the contribution each country has made. The fixed price of a ticket has been £1.50 in the UK since the lottery began and 2.00 in the EU. A ticket can be bought at the kiosk, located in various stores and post offices, online or by joining a syndicate. In the UK the age limit to play is 16, although generally over Europe the age is 18.
In order to win any prize at least three balls must be matched this can be matching the two lucky stars and one main number, or two main numbers and one lucky star. Alternatively it can be three main numbers and no lucky stars, and the prizes will vary accordingly.
The Euro-Millions has in its short existence created some huge jackpots and extremely wealthy winners. In February 2006, the jackpot rolled over eleven times to a staggering £138 million causing frenzy over the playing countries. Eventually, it was won by three people, sharing the large jackpot. However, due to new rules launched in 2007, jackpots can now no longer roll over for more than eleven consecutive weeks.
The Euro-Millions also hold special Superdraw draws for occasions, such as the anniversary of the lottery. These are usually held twice a year, (so quite rarely!) and the prizes from a Superdraw cannot be rolled over; therefore the prize money will be shared out to the next closest winning tickets. When a Superdraw is on, you definitely want to be involved as the chances of winning are much greater than usual!
Notable winners of the Euro-Millions have taken huge sums of tax free cash. The biggest ever winner of the Euro-Millions was a lady called Dolores McNamara who won £85million in 2005 and went into hiding for days before finally collecting her winnings.
In November 2006, the rollover rule applied when after rolling over eleven times, the £124 jackpot was shared between the 20 people who had matched five numbers and one lucky star.
In 2007, a Royal Mail worker named Angela Kelly won the biggest ever prize in the UK of £35.4 million.
The prizes for Euro-Millions are jaw dropping so its not surprising that the game is popular in the UK and complements the normal UK lottery draws. With different countries involved, it means more people can win the prizes but it also means more people are paying into that prize fund, thus making the jackpot bigger!
Played every Friday at 9pm GMT and is drawn in France, the prizes are sized depending on the contribution each country has made. The fixed price of a ticket has been £1.50 in the UK since the lottery began and 2.00 in the EU. A ticket can be bought at the kiosk, located in various stores and post offices, online or by joining a syndicate. In the UK the age limit to play is 16, although generally over Europe the age is 18.
The Euro Millions is quite Different to other Lotteries.
The Euro-Millions game differs from the standard lottery game, where just six numbers are chosen, as it requires five main numbers (1-50) and two lucky stars (numbered from 1-9) per game (seven numbers chosen in total). In order to win the jackpot, all of these numbers must match. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 76,275,360 slim, but the reward is usually great.In order to win any prize at least three balls must be matched this can be matching the two lucky stars and one main number, or two main numbers and one lucky star. Alternatively it can be three main numbers and no lucky stars, and the prizes will vary accordingly.
The Euro-Millions has in its short existence created some huge jackpots and extremely wealthy winners. In February 2006, the jackpot rolled over eleven times to a staggering £138 million causing frenzy over the playing countries. Eventually, it was won by three people, sharing the large jackpot. However, due to new rules launched in 2007, jackpots can now no longer roll over for more than eleven consecutive weeks.
The Euro-Millions also hold special Superdraw draws for occasions, such as the anniversary of the lottery. These are usually held twice a year, (so quite rarely!) and the prizes from a Superdraw cannot be rolled over; therefore the prize money will be shared out to the next closest winning tickets. When a Superdraw is on, you definitely want to be involved as the chances of winning are much greater than usual!
Notable winners of the Euro-Millions have taken huge sums of tax free cash. The biggest ever winner of the Euro-Millions was a lady called Dolores McNamara who won £85million in 2005 and went into hiding for days before finally collecting her winnings.
In November 2006, the rollover rule applied when after rolling over eleven times, the £124 jackpot was shared between the 20 people who had matched five numbers and one lucky star.
In 2007, a Royal Mail worker named Angela Kelly won the biggest ever prize in the UK of £35.4 million.
The prizes for Euro-Millions are jaw dropping so its not surprising that the game is popular in the UK and complements the normal UK lottery draws. With different countries involved, it means more people can win the prizes but it also means more people are paying into that prize fund, thus making the jackpot bigger!
