EuroMillions Lottery
The EuroMillions lotto was initially devised by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the United Kingdom and was launched in February 2004. The first Euro Millions lottery draw occurred on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only nations involved at first but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also became involved in October 2004.
The EuroMillions lottery or the Euro lotto, as it is frequently branded, pools the ticket sales of the 9 participating European countries presenting a considerable EuroMillions lottery jackpot. With the number of nations joining the European Union on the increase, this will undoubtedly lead to new nations registering with the EuroMillions lotto. A growth in the number of people partaking in the Euro Millions lottery will lead to a continuing increase of the already considerable EuroMillions jackpots.
How To Play The EuroMillions Lotto
Each participant is required to pick 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.
Euro Millions Prize Breakdown
The probability of scooping the EuroMillions lottery jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning any prize is a fairly decent 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 increasing EuroMillions prize fund. New rules brought in during February 2007 limit the amount 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 initiated EuroMillions "Super Draws" which take place twice each year and present 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 jackpot will be paid out to the next tier in the prize structure.
Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts
' On 8 February 2008, the 'Super Draw' jackpot of '130 million was won by 16 individuals who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 'Lucky Star' number.
' In August 2007, a 40 year old previous Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland secured a EuroMillions jackpot of '52.6 million. Up till now, this is the largest lottery win of all time in the United Kingdom.
' In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro Millions jackpot reached '183 million and was split between 20 fortunate ticket buyers.
Choose Your Playing Method
As a rule, to partake in the EuroMillions lotto 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 purchase your desired amount of Euro Lotto tickets online in spite of where you live globally. If you desire a boost in your Euromillions odds, you may like to reflect on signing up to one of e-Lottery's Euro Millions syndicates. As an e-Lottery syndicate member you enjoy a 36 times better prospect of obtaining the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles restricting individuals from registering and as a result the present membership is made up of persons from no fewer than 133 countries around the world.
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