The Euro Millions lottery was in the beginning set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the United Kingdom and was unveiled in February 2004. The first draw was on February 13th 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only nations partaking in the beginning but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also became involved in October 2004.

The EuroMillions lotto or the Euro lotto, as it is commonly known, pools the ticket revenues of the nine partaking European countries presenting a mammoth Euro lottery jackpot. With the amount of countries joining the EU on the increase, this will without a doubt lead to new states participating in the Euro Millions lotto. An increase in the number of people partaking in the Euro Millions lottery will lead to a continuing increase of the already huge EuroMillions jackpots.

How To Play

Every 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 selected at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

Euro Millions Prizes

The chances of winning the Euro Millions jackpot is a remote 1 in 76 million but the likelihood of winning a cash prize is a generous 1 in 24. If nobody wins the in any particular week, it rolls-over to the following week that results in an ever increasing jackpot prize. New rules introduced on the 4th of January 2007 and became law on the 9th of February 2007 limit the number of successive rollovers to 11, with the jackpot rolling down to lower prize levels in the 11th draw if the prize is not won.

The new rules also initiated EuroMillions “Super Draws” which happen 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 the 8th of February 2008, the Super Draw jackpot of 130 million was won by 16 persons who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 Lucky Star number.

On the 10th of August, a forty year old ex- Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland won a EuroMillions jackpot of 52.6 million. To date, this is the largest lottery win ever in the United Kingdom.

On 17 November 2006, having rolled over 11 times, the EuroMillions jackpot arrived at 183 million and was split among 20 lucky ticket holders.

Different Playing Methods

Typically, to play the EuroMillions lotto 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 purchase your requisite number of Euro Millions tickets on the internet in spite of where you reside worldwide. If you are seeking a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may like to think about registering as a member of one of e-Lotterys Euro Millions syndicates. As an e-Lottery syndicate member you enjoy a 36 times greater opportunity of securing the jackpot when compared to the ticket buying public. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers to becoming a member and as a result the current membership is made up of men and women from no less than 133 countries.