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The EuroMillions lotto was originally devised by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was unveiled 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 three countries participating from the outset but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also became involved in October 2004.

The Euro Millions or the European lottery, as it is often known, gathers the ticket sales of the 9 partaking European countries presenting a mammoth EuroMillions jackpot. With the amount of countries joining the EU rising, this will without a doubt lead to new states participating in the EuroMillions. A growth in the number of people partaking in the EuroMillions lotto will lead to a continuing increase of the already sizable EuroMillions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The Euro Millions Lottery

Each 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 pulled out at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

Euro Millions Prize Breakdown

The odds of picking up the top Euro Millions prize is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning any prize is a reasonable achievable 1 in 24. If no one matches the drawn numbers to win the jackpot in a given week, it is carried forward to the following week which leads to an ever growing EuroMillions prize fund. New rules introduced on the 4th of January 2007 and became law on the 9th of February 2007 restrict 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 introduced Euro Millions "Super Draws" which happen twice every year and offer 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 there is no ticket matching all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be paid out to the next tier in the prize structure.

A Selection Of The Top Euro Millions Wins

• On 8 February 2008, the “Super Draw” jackpot of €130 million was won by sixteen persons who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 “Lucky Star” number.

• In August 2007, a 40 year old former Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland won a Euro lottery jackpot of €52.6 million. To date, this is the largest lotto win ever in the United Kingdom.

• In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro Millions jackpot arrived at €183 million and was divided among twenty lucky ticket buyers.

Choose Your Playing Method

Usually, to partake in the Euro Millions 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 buy your requisite number of Euro Millions lottery tickets via the web regardless of where you live worldwide. If you are seeking a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may also reflect on joining an e-Lottery EuroMillions syndicate. As a participant in a Euro syndicate you enjoy a 36 times greater opportunity of securing the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles restricting individuals from registering and consequently the present membership consists of persons from no less than 133 countries.