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Which countries organize the Euromillions lottery?

Euromillions is a transnational lottery game played across multiple European countries. It was first launched in February 2004 by three participating countries: France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Since then, several other countries have joined, including Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Switzerland. Every Tuesday and every Friday, 5 numbers are drawn from a range of 1 to 50 numbered balls and 2 stars from a range of 1 to 12 numbered balls. See here how to play Euromillions

EurothisFAQ about this lottery

EuroMillions is a popular lottery with a draw on Tuesday and Friday. In Spain an extra game is organized called ‘El Millon’, which offers a prize of 1 million euros on Friday! Usually more players buy a ticket for the Friday night draw than for the Tuesday draw. How exciting would it be to start the weekend as a millionaire! What do you have to do to win?

How to play Euromillions?

The player selects five main numbers which can be any number from 1 to 50. The player selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of 12 numbers.

– 5 main numbers are chosen from 50 possible numbers (1 – 50)
– 2 “star” numbers are chosen from 12 possible numbers (1 – 12)

Buy your official European tickets online now to win the biggest European jackpot. What do you have to do? Choose 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Stars numbers and you could win the jackpot price up to €240 million euro. Check here more about rules and how to play

A changing lottery
EuroMillions has been popular for years. Over time some differences in the structure and lottery prizes were made though. For example, in September 2016 participants received good news when the lottery announced that the start Jackpots had increased from 15 to 17 million. The Superdraw Jackpots increased as well, from 100 million dollars to an incredible 130 million dollars! Other changes were 12 instead of 11 Lucky Stars to choose from and bigger rolling Jackpots. So all these changes made the game even more exciting!

Who can participate in the EuroMillions lottery?

EuroMillions is organized all over Europe, as you might have guessed already.  You can easily play from abroad and even buy a ticket online, for example at lottosphoto.com. According to the Spanish Law about Gaming Regulation, no residency is required to buy and win the jackpot. Everyone who is older than eighteen years old has a chance to win the Jackpot.

How to win the jackpot?

The EuroMillions ticket has nine numbers and letters in total. If the 9 numbers on your ticket match with those that appear during the draw, you become a millionaire. To win, it’s not necessary to match the EuroMillions number in the exact order as they appear in the draw. All that matters is that your ticket has the winning numbers. It doesn’t matter if the number appeared first or last during the draw.

Extra games & prices

You can try an extra game of EuroMillions to have a better winning chance. However, ‘El Milion’ only applies to tickets that were purchased in Spain. If you come from Spain, it’s definitely worth trying. This is not the only extra game of EuroMillions by the way. There are many more, but if they’re available depends on the country you buy a ticket. For example, in Ireland you can participate in the Plus games and the United Kingdom has the Millionaire Raffle. The costs of these entertaining extra games is included in your regular ticket.

Which numbers fall the most at EuroMillions?

Numbers 23, 42, 18, 38, 45 and 19 are the most frequently drawn numbers and occur in more than 10 per cent of draws. Least drawn numbers are 22, 33 and 18. And of all the numbers, the number 41 has not been drawn for the longest time.

What to do when you’ve won a big prize?

Are you the lucky winner of EuroMillions? Congratulations! Always claim your prize in the country where you purchased the winning ticket. It’s not possible to claim your prize in Spain when you bought the ticket in Belgium, for example. It’s possible to stay anonymous after claiming a prize by the way. Last but not least: be careful when you receive an e-mail or call from someone saying you’ve won the lottery. This is always a scam!

What is the superdraw?

Two times in a year there will be a superdraw .Super Draws and Event draws are special drawings when the Jackpot is set to a guaranteed amount. The Jackpot will rise to 130 million and could grow till 190 million.

What is the highest price ever won at Euromillions?

The biggest price you can win at this Euro Lottery is a jackpot of 190 million.

The lottery uses a basis Jackpot. For every draw it contains € 17 million, and every time there is no hit the amount of money will increase. Sometimes the Euromillions Jackpot increases to € 130 million euros, this is called the superdraw. Tow times a year the jackpot increase to 130 million for the Superdraw Jackpot. The maximum amount of Jackpot money is € 190 million euros. The winner needs to have 5 correct numbers and 2 stars.

Still no winner? Sometimes there is still no winner after 5 draws, even though there is € 190 million euros in the Jackpot. In that case the money is divided among the winner(s) in the lower categories. In this special situation, normal wins in the MegaMillions lottery also are added.

There are several ways to increase your luck. First of all, you need to be consistent. Also try to play EuroMillions as much as possible, because the more you play the better your chances. Play responsible though and never spend more money than you can afford to lose! It also helps when you use the most common EuroMillions numbers. If people win a lot with certain numbers, try these. Maybe you become one of them!

Differences between national lotteries
There are some differences between the national lotteries. For example, in almost all the participating countries the prizes are paid out in Euros. However, the United Kingdom uses Pounds and Switzerland pays out in Swiss Francs (CHFS). Another difference between EuroMillions countries is the percentage of luck participants have during the EuroMillions Superdraws.

What company organizes EuroMillions?
European countries have their own organization to run the Euro lottery. Use the following scheme:

Which country has the most EuroMillions winners?

Interesting to note is that in some countries people had more luck than others. This is calculated by taking the total amount of wins during the Superdraw in each country and divide it by the total population. It appears that that Portugese players win the most, followed by Ireland, Belgium and Spain. On the other hand the United Kingdom, France and Austria don’t have a lot of winners.

Where can you watch the live results?

There are several countries that broadcast the live results of the lottery. Use this scheme and make sure that you’re in front of the television at the right time: