Euromillions is very popular European lottery. Euromillions lottery was launched and first played on the 7th of February 2004. Currently the following European countries are participating in Euromillions lottery, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France (including overseas regions), Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Euromillions lottery offers large main prizes quite frequently, therefore it has become very popular in Europe, but also gain fame among lottery players worldwide. Euromillions lottery maximum jackpot is set at 240 million Euros level, at the time of writing this article in 2023.
Apart from regular Euromillions lottery draws, there are special Euromillions superdraws few times per year. However there is no predefined number of Euromillion lottery superdraws per year and also exact dates are not known. The dates of Euromillions superdraw are anounced with short notice before this special Euromillions lottery event take place, this is designed to maintain element of surprise for Euromillions lottery players. When is the next Euromillions lottery superdraw? The minimum main prize in those special Euromillions lottery superdraws starts at 130 million Euros. To learn more about Euromillions lottery superdraw click the following link: What is the EuroMillions lottery superdraw?
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Examples of record wins in Euromillions lottery in recent years.
- On 6 October 2017, 1 Spanish winner won €190,000,000 ( £168,966,805)
- On 24 October 2014, 1 Portuguese winner won €190,000,000 ( £149,758,000)
- On 10 August 2012, 1 British winner won €190,000,000 (£148,656,000)
- On 25 June 2013, 2 winners, one from Ireland and one from Belgium, they won €187,937,614 (£159,559,034)
- On 12 July 2011, 1 British lottery player won €185,000,000 (£161,653,000)
- On 3 February 2006, 3 lottery players (2 French, 1 Portuguese) won €183,573,078 or £134 million
- On 17 November 2006, there were 20 winners (7 British, 4 French, 3 Spanish, 3 Portuguese, 2 Irish, 1 Belgian) winning total €183,109,057 or £124 million
- On 23 February 2018, there were 2 winners (1 Spanish and 1 British) winning in total €177,724,496 or £155,597,796
- On 13 November 2012, 1 French player won €169,837,010 or £136,124,363
- On 11 October 2016, €168,085,323 or £153,361,048 won by 1 Belgian winner
- On 20 November 2015, €163,553,041 or £114,814,234 won by 1 Portuguese player
- On 13 September 2011, €162,256,622 or £140,822,522 won by 1 French lottery player
- On 2 June 2017, €153,873,716 or £134,808,762 won by 1 Belgian lottery player
- On 13 June 2014, €137,313,501 or £109,589,905 won by 1 Spanish lottery player
- On 19 December 2017, €135,346,147 or £119,876,081 won by 1 Swiss lottery player
- On 29 March 2013, €132,486,744 or £112,017,541 there was 1 French winner
- On 29 January 2016, €132,376,632 there were 2 winning tickets (one from France and one from Ireland)
- On 7 January 2014, €130,277,770 there were 2 winning tickets (Spain and France)
- On 26 September 2008, € 130,000,000 won by 15 Euromillions lottery players (4 British, 3 French, 3 Portuguese, 2 Spanish, 1 Austrian, 1 Belgian, 1 Swiss)
- On 8 February 2008, € 130,000,000 was won by a group of 16 people (6 British, 5 French, 2 Swiss, 1 Austrian, 1 Belgian, 1 Portuguese)
- On 28 September 2007, € 130,000,000 was won by a group of 14 people (6 British, 5 Spanish, 2 French, 1 Belgian)
As we can see above Euromillions lottery has produced large number of millionaires. No wonder that so many people would like to play and participate in this popular European lottery game.
What are the chances of winning Euromillions lottery?
The chances of winning the main prize in Euromillions lottery are 1 in around 139 million.
Overall chances to win any Euromillions prize are 1 in 13.
Detailed chances of winning Euromillions lottery are presented in table below:
Divisions Match Winning Odds
1 Prize 5+2L 1:139,838,160
2 Prize 5+L 1:6,991,908
3 Prize 5 1:3,107,514
4 Prize 4+2L 1:621,502
5 Prize 4+L 1:31,075
6 Prize 4 1:13,811
7 Prize 3+2L 1:14,125
8 Prize 3+L 1:706
9 Prize 3 1:313
10 Prize 2+2L 1:985
11 Prize 2+L 1:49
12 Prize 2 1:21
13 Prize 1+2L 1:187
What are Euromillions lottery rules?
How to play in European lottery Euromillions?
In order to participate in Euromillions lottery a player has to select 5 main numbers out of 50 and additionally choose 2 numbers (so called lucky numbers) from the pool of 12 numbers.
During Euromillions lottery draw, the first machine randomly selects 5 numbers from the pool of 50 numbers available. After that the second machine is used to select 2 lucky numbers from the pool of 12 available numbers.
Euromillions lottery operator also announces from time to time special games called “Euromillions SuperDraws” those are special lottery games where main prize is usually fixed at 100 million Euros (however on few occasions it was 130 million Euros)
The dates of those special Euromillions lottery games are not known in advance and do not occur on regular basis, because Euromillions operator would like to maintain an element of surprise for lottery players. Below is a list of all “Superdraw” which took place in Euromillions history.
9 February 2007 (€100 million);
28 September 2007 (€130 million);
8 February 2008 (€130 million);
26 September 2008 (€130 million);
6 March 2009 (€100 million);
18 September 2009 (€100 million);
5 February 2010 (€100 million);
1 October 2010 (€100 million);
10 May 2011 (€100 million);
4 October 2011 (€100 million);
28 September 2012 (€100 million);
22 March 2013 (€100 million);
7 June 2013 (€100 million);
15 November 2013 (€100 million);
7 March 2014 (€100 million);
3 October 2014 (€100 million);
6 March 2015 (€100 million);
5 June 2015 (€100 million);
6 November 2015 (€100 million);
30 September 2016 (€130 million);
30 June 2017 (€100 million);
15 September 2017 (€130 million);
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How to win in European lottery Euromillions?
In order to win main prize in Euromillions game, lottery player need to correctly select all main numbers and both luck numbers.
However on some rare occasions there is exception to that rule. In certain circumstances it is actually possible to win main prize in Euromillions with only guessing correctly 5 main numbers and only 1 lucky number, and sometimes even without any lucky number!
This particular option to win main prize needs more detailed explanation. As we understand that many lottery players asking themselves a question: How is it possible to win Euromillions lottery without guessing all required numbers?
Here is the explanation:
Euromillions lottery operator introduced maximum cap for main prize at 190 million Euros. If that maximum main prize (worth 190 million Euros) is not won for 5 consecutive games, during the 6th one, if there is still no winner of the main prize, that prize is distributed among lottery players from second tier. However if during that 6th round there is still no second tier winners, that prize is distributed to winners from third tier.
Second tier winners need to guess correctly all main numbers and only 1 lucky number
Third tier winners need to guess correctly only all main numbers without any lucky numbers.
How much can I win playing in European lottery Euromillions?
As we mentioned before there is maximum prize set by Euromilions operators at 190 million Euros, and this is the maximum amount of money individual lottery player can win, who is participating in Euromillions lottery.
Lottery players participating in European lottery – Euromillions, should expect the following winnings for each prize category:
Second prize: 5 main numbers + 1 lucky number.
Estimated Euromillions winnings at around € 303,798
Third prize: 5 main numbers only
Estimated Euromillions lottery winnings at around € 31,448
4 prize: (4+2) € 3,076
5 prize: (4+1) € 164
6 prize: (3+2) € 104
7 prize: (4) € 58
8 prize: (2+2) € 19
9 prize: (3+1) € 14
10 prize: (3) € 12
11 prize: (1+2) € 10
12 prize: (2+1) €8
13 prize: (2) € 4
Where to play and how to participate in Euromillions lottery?
If it happens that you are currently present in one of the Euromillions participating country, you can visit the nearest lottery outlet and simply buy Euromillions tickets traditional way in order to participate in this popular Euromillions lottery.
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