Euro Millions Lottery | Pan-European Game

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

The EuroMillions or the European lottery, as it is frequently branded, pools the ticket sales of the 9 participating European countries presenting a colossal Euro Millions jackpot. With the number of countries joining the EU on the increase, this will clearly lead to new states participating in the EuroMillions lotto. A growth in the amount of people partaking in the Euro Millions will lead to a continuing increase of the already huge EuroMillions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The EuroMillions

Every player must choose 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 likelihood of winning the EuroMillions jackpot is a far-off 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 following week which results in an ever increasing jackpot prize. New rules introduced during February 2007 restrict the number 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 Euro Millions "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 in the week of that draw; as a result, if no ticket holder manages to match all the numbers drawn then the top prize will be distributed to the ticket holder(s) in the next winning prize tier.

Notable Euro Millions Wins

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

• In August 2007, a forty year old former Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland won a Euro lotto jackpot of €52.6 million. Up till now, this is the biggest lottery win of all time in the United Kingdom.

• On 17 November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro Millions jackpot reached €183 million and was split among twenty fortunate ticket buyers.

Different Playing Methods

Typically, to participate in the Euro Millions you would have to be a resident of one of the nine participating member countries. However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now buy your requisite quantity of Euro Millions tickets on the internet in spite of where you are located globally. If you desire a boost in your lottery winning odds, you may like to think about joining one of e-Lottery’s Euro Millions syndicates. As a player in a EuroMillions syndicate you play with a 36 times better prospect of obtaining the jackpot when compared to the ticket buying public. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers preventing members from joining and as a result the present membership is made up of persons from no less than 133 countries.

Gavin Evans is a full time internet marketer living in the market town of Cowbridge in South Wales, UK. Gavin is also a leading affiliate for the e-Lottery Syndicate System. Discover the advantages of playing the Euro Lotto and the El Gordo Spanish lottery as an e-lottery syndicate member.