European Lottery

The Euro Millions lotto was in the beginning formulated by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched on Saturday The 7th of February 2004.  The first Euro Millions lottery draw occurred on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only European states involved at the start but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also came on board in October 2004.

The EuroMillions lotto or the European lottery, as it is often branded, pools the ticket revenues of all 9 participating European countries resulting in a mammoth Euro Millions lottery jackpot. With the number of nations joining the EU increasing, this will undoubtedly lead to new states signing up to the Euro Millions. A rise in the quantity of individuals partaking in the EuroMillions will lead to a further growth of the already huge EuroMillions jackpots.

How To Play The Euro Millions Lotto

Each 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.

EuroMillions Prizes And Odds

The probability of picking up the EuroMillions jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning a cash prize is a generous 1 in 24.  If no one matches the drawn numbers to win the jackpot in a given week, it is carried forward to the next week which results in 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 limit the quantity 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 EuroMillions "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 the night of the draw; therefore, if there is no ticket matching all the drawn numbers then the top prize will be distributed to the ticket holder(s) in the next winning prize tier. 

Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts

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

•    On 10 August 2007, a 40 year old ex- Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland won a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million.  Up to now, this is the largest lotto win of all time in the UK.

•    In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro lotto jackpot reached €183 million and was split between 20 lucky ticket purchasers.

Choose Your Playing Method

As a rule, to participate in the Euro Millions lotto you would have to be a resident of one of the nine participating member states.  However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now buy your requisite number of Euro Millions lottery tickets on the internet regardless of where you live globally.  If you are looking for a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may like to consider joining an e-Lottery EuroMillions syndicate .  As a participant in a Euro syndicate you receive a 36 times better prospect of securing the jackpot in comparison to all those people purchasing tickets in the normal manner.  With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers preventing members from joining and therefore the present membership is made up of persons from no less than 133 countries around the world.