Euro Millions Lottery Facts

Euro Millions

This article's goal is to highlight some pertinent details for individuals looking to play the pan-European lottery game, Euro Millions. A number of aspects are mentioned ranging from the history of this game to the various playing methods available.


The EuroMillions lottery was originally devised by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was unveiled in early February 2004. The inaugural EuroMillions draw took place on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only European states partaking in the beginning but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also came on board in October 2004.

The Euro Millions or the Euro lottery, as it is often known, gathers the ticket revenues of the 9 participating European countries presenting a huge Euro Millions jackpot. With the number of nations 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 participating in the Euro Millions lotto will lead to a continuing increase of the already sizable Euro Millions lotto jackpots.

How To Play

Each participant chooses 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 likelihood of picking up the Euro Millions lotto jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the likelihood of winning any prize is a reasonable achievable 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 leads to an ever increasing jackpot prize. New rules brought in during 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 EuroMillions "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 during the week of the draw; as a result, 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.

A Selection Of The Top Euro Millions Wins

• On 8 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 forty year old ex- Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland collected a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million. Up to now, this is the largest lottery win ever in the United Kingdom.

• On the 17th of November 2006, after rolling over 11 times, the Euro lotto jackpot reached €183 million and was split between 20 fortunate ticket buyers.

Choose Your Playing Method

Normally, to participate in the EuroMillions lottery you would have to be a citizen of one of the nine participating member countries. However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now buy your desired quantity of Euro Millions tickets online regardless of where you are located worldwide. If you are looking for a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may want to reflect on joining one of e-Lottery’s Euro Millions syndicates. As a participant in a Euro syndicate you receive a thirty-six times better prospect of securing the jackpot when compared to all those people purchasing tickets in the normal manner. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles preventing members from joining and consequently the existing membership consists of individuals from no less than 133 countries around the world.