The EuroMillions is one of the biggest lotto game in Europe due to the fact that it offers its punters big life-changing jackpot prizes. The lottery has been in existence for 16 years after it was launched on 7 February 2004. When the lottery was launched, it was only available in the UK, France and Spain, and other lotteries from countries like Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portuguese and Switzerland later joined in October the same year. Punters have two chances of playing this lottery every week and there have been big jackpot winners over the course of the game’s history and so far, only three winners have walked away with the previous maximum jackpot of €190 million which has now been increased to $250 million. Once the EuroMillions jackpot has reached its maximum and no winner is drawn, the jackpot will remain at the maximum for the next drawing, but funds will be added to the prize in the next tier down where there are winners.
How do you play the EuroMillions?
The Euromillions is a 5/50 lottery and in order for you to play the Euromillions, you have to select 5 numbers from the number range of 1-50 and then 2 Lucky Stars from 1 – 12. If you are not feeling confident about making your own selections, you can use the Lucky Dip where the system randomly selects numbers for you. If you manage to match all the numbers, you will win the jackpot but it is also important to realise that there are other prize categories for various number combinations. There is an added bonus of playing this lottery in the UK because each EuroMillions lottery ticket earns you an entry into the UK Millionaire Maker which has a guaranteed jackpot prize of £1,000,000. Check out all prize categories below;Match Prize
5 Main Numbers Plus 2 Lucky Stars Jackpot *
5 Main Numbers Plus 1 Lucky Star £130,554.30
5 Main Numbers £13,561.20
4 Main Numbers Plus 2 Lucky Stars £844.70
4 Main Numbers Plus 1 Lucky Star £77.80
3 Main Numbers Plus 2 Lucky Stars £37.30
4 Main Numbers £25.60
2 Main Numbers Plus 2 Lucky Stars £9.10
3 Main Numbers Plus 1 Lucky Star £7.30
3 Main Numbers £6.00
1 Main Number Plus 2 Lucky Stars £4.30
2 Main Numbers Plus 1 Lucky Star £3.60
2 Main Niumbers £2.50
UK Millionare Maker Guaranteed Prize £1,000,000
When are the Euromillions draws conducted?
The EuroMillions draws are conducted twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays at about 9 pm CET and the ticket sale closes about half an hour before the drawing and opens again about an hour afterwards.
Who can bet on the EuroMillions?
EuroMillions is played in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom and you can purchase the tickets online or from an authorised lottery retailer in any of these countries. The good thing is that you can play EuroMillions even if you do not reside in any of these locations by using the services of lottery ticket concierge service.
What are the odds of winning the EuroMillions?
The odds of winning the EuroMillions jackpot 1 in 140 million and the odds of winning any prize are are 1 in 13, Below are the odds of winning various categories
Prize Tier Odds of Winning
Match 5 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 139,838,160
Match 5 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 6,991,908
Match 5 1 in 3,107,515
Match 4 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 621,503
Match 4 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 31,075
Match 4 1 in 13,811
Match 3 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 14,125
Match 3 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 706
Match 3 1 in 314
Match 2 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 985
Match 2 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 49
Match 2 1 in 22
Match 1 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 188