European Lottery

27/11/2008 by admin.

The EuroMillions lotto was in the beginning set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched in early February 2004.  The inaugural draw was on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only three countries partaking at the start but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also committed to the draw in October 2004.

The Euro Millions or the Euro lottery, as it is frequently branded, gathers the stakes of the 9 partaking European nations resulting in a considerable Euro Millions lottery jackpot. With the amount of nations joining the EU increasing, this will undoubtedly lead to new nations signing up to the Euro Millions lottery. A rise in the amount of individuals playing the Euro Millions lotto will lead to a further increase of the already sizable Euro Millions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The Euro Millions Lottery

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 picked at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

EuroMillions Prizes And Odds

The odds of picking up the Euro Millions lotto jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning any prize is a generous 1 in 24.  If nobody wins the jackpot in a certain week, it is carried forward to the next week which leads to an ever growing Euro Millions prize fund.  New rules brought in on the 9th of February 2007 limit the quantity 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 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; as a result, if no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be paid out to the next tier in the prize structure. 

Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts

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

• On 10 August 2007, a 40 year old ex- Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland won a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million.  Up to now, this is the biggest 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 among twenty fortunate ticket holders.

Choose Your Playing Method

Normally, to partake 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 acquire your requisite quantity of Euro Millions lotto tickets on the internet in spite of where you reside around the world.  If you desire a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may also consider joining one of e-Lottery’s Euro Millions syndicates.  As a participant in a Euro syndicate you receive a thirty-six times greater chance of obtaining the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets.  With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers preventing members from joining and therefore the existing membership consists of individuals from no fewer than 133 worldwide nations.

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