Euro Millions

he Euro Millions lottery was in the beginning set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the United Kingdom and was launched in February 2004.  The initial EuroMillions draw took place on February 13th 2004 in Paris. The United Kingdom, France and Spain were the only three countries partaking to begin with but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland then signed up to the draw on the 8th of October 2004.

The Euro Millions lotto or the European lottery, as it is commonly known, gathers the stakes of the 9 participating European nations resulting in a huge Euro lottery jackpot. With the amount of countries joining the EU on the increase, this will clearly lead to new countries participating in the EuroMillions. A growth in the quantity of individuals participating in the EuroMillions lotto will lead to a continuing growth of the already considerable EuroMillions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The EuroMillions Lottery

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 chosen at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

Euro Millions Prize Breakdown

The likelihood of winning the EuroMillions jackpot is a far-off 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning any prize is a generous 1 in 24.  If the jackpot is not won in a given week, it rolls over to the next week which leads to an ever increasing Euro Millions prize fund.  New rules introduced during February 2007 restrict the number of consecutive “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 initiated Euro Millions "Super Draws" which occur twice yearly and offer jackpots in the region of £100 million.  The difference with “Super Draws” is that the jackpot must be won in the week of that draw; as a result, if no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the top prize will be distributed to the ticket holder(s) in the next winning prize tier. 

A Selection Of The Top Euro Millions Wins 

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

•    On 10 August 2007, a forty year old ex- Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland secured a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million.  Up till now, this is the largest lotto win ever in the United Kingdom.

•    On 17 November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro Millions jackpot reached €183 million and was divided between 20 lucky ticket holders.

Choose Your Playing Method

Normally, to partake in the EuroMillions lotto you would have to be a resident of one of the nine participating member countries.  However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now purchase your required number of EuroMillions lottery tickets online in spite of where you live globally.  If you are seeking a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may want to think about registering as a member of one of e-Lottery’s Euro Millions syndicates.  As a player in a EuroMillions syndicate you receive a thirty-six times greater prospect of winning the jackpot when compared to all those people purchasing tickets in the normal manner.  With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles restricting individuals from registering and therefore the existing membership consists of men and women from no less than 133 countries.