EuroMillions Lotto

The Euro Millions lotto was initially set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was unveiled on Saturday The 7th of February 2004.  The initial Euro Millions lottery draw occurred on February 13th 2004 in Paris. The United Kingdom, France and Spain were the only nations 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 lottery, as it is often known, gathers the stakes of the 9 partaking European nations resulting in a mammoth Euro lottery jackpot. With the number of countries joining the European Union on the increase, this will undoubtedly lead to new states signing up to the EuroMillions lottery. An increase in the quantity of people playing the EuroMillions will lead to a continuing growth of the already considerable EuroMillions jackpots.

How To Play The Euro Millions Lotto

Every player must choose 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 pulled out at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

How The Prizes Are Allocated

The odds of winning the top Euro Millions prize is a far-off 1 in 76 million but the odds of winning any prize is a fairly decent 1 in 24.  If no one matches the drawn numbers to win the jackpot in a given week, it rolls over to the following week which leads to an ever growing jackpot prize.  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 eleventh draw if the prize is not won.

The new rules also established Euro Millions “Super Draws” which take place 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; consequently, if there is no ticket matching all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be rolled down to the next winning prize tier. 

Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts

• In February 2008, the “Super Draw” jackpot of €130 million was secured by sixteen individuals who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 “Lucky Star” number.

• In August 2007, a 40 year old former Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland secured a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million.  Up to now, this is the largest lotto win yet in the UK.

• On the 17th of November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro lottery jackpot arrived at €183 million and was split among 20 fortunate ticket purchasers.

Different Playing Methods

Normally, to participate in the Euro Millions lottery you would have to be a citizen of one of the nine participating member states.  However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now acquire your desired quantity of EuroMillions lotto tickets on the internet in spite of where you are located worldwide.  If you are looking for a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may like to reflect on registering as a member of an e-Lottery EuroMillions syndicate.  As a participant in a Euro syndicate you play with a 36 times better chance of scooping the jackpot in comparison to the ticket buying public.  With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers to becoming a member and consequently the present membership consists of men and women from no fewer than 133 worldwide nations.   

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