Euro Millions Lottery

Euro Millions Lottery

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The Euro Millions was in the beginning set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched on Saturday The 7th of February 2004. The first draw was 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 came on board in October 2004.

The EuroMillions lotto or the Euro lottery, as it is often known, gathers the stakes of the nine partaking European countries resulting in a mammoth Euro Millions jackpot. With the amount of nations joining the European Union increasing, this will clearly lead to new states signing up to the EuroMillions lottery. A rise in the quantity of individuals partaking in the Euro Millions lottery will lead to a continuing increase of the already considerable EuroMillions jackpots.

How To Play The EuroMillions 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 picked at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

EuroMillions Prizes And Odds

The probability of picking up the Euro Millions jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning a cash prize is a fairly decent 1 in 24. If the jackpot is not won in a given week, it is carried forward to the following week which leads to an ever increasing Euro Millions prize fund. New rules brought in on the 9th of February 2007 limit the quantity 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 Euro lottery "Super Draws" which happen twice every 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 no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be rolled down to the next winning prize tier.

A Selection Of The Top Euro Millions Wins

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

In August 2007, a forty year old ex- Royal Mail postal officer from Scotland scooped a Euro lotto jackpot of 52.6 million. Up to now, this is the biggest lottery win of all time in the UK.

In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro lotto jackpot reached 183 million and was split between 20 lucky ticket purchasers.

EuroMillions Playing Options

Normally, to play the Euro Millions you would have to be a resident of one of the nine participating member countries. However, with the launch of lottery ticket sales agents you can now acquire your desired amount of Euro Millions tickets via the web regardless of where you are located worldwide. If you are looking for a boost in your Euromillions odds, you may also consider joining an e-Lottery EuroMillions syndicate. As an e-Lottery syndicate member you play with a thirty-six times greater prospect of securing the jackpot when compared to all those people purchasing tickets in the normal manner. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles restricting individuals from registering and as a result the existing membership is made up of persons from no fewer than 133 worldwide nations.

About the Author:
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 UK National Lottery and the El Gordo as an e-lottery syndicate member.



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