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Many people dip into the lottery
occasionally when the jackpots get high whilst others play every draw with the
same numbers. Its the most popular form of gambling in the world in terms of
the number of people playing it.
How to Play
This is a two
part selection lottery with 13 different prize levels (see table below). You
select 5 numbers from between 1 and 50 - the Main Numbers - and 2 numbers from
between 1 and 12 - the Lucky Stars. You can buy tickets in shops or online and
the draw takes place Tuesday and Friday at 20:45 CET in Paris.
Who
Can Play
The name implies that this lottery is all over Europe but it is
a very Western Europe phenomenon with just the 9 countries of UK, France,
Spain, Austria, Belgiun, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. You can
also play if you are in Andorra, overseas regions of France, Isle of Man,
Liechtenstein and Monaco. Anyone can buy a ticket online in other countries but
getting paid if you win is difficult, so think carefully before doing
so.
Jackpots
As with most lotteries the operators want
headline news so big jackpots are encouraged. Which is why on 24th September
2016 the Lucky Stars went from 11 numbers to 12 numbers changing the odds of
winning the jackpot from 117 million to 1 to 140 million to 1. The EuroMillions
jackpot prize is capped at €190 million which is reached several times per
year. This has led to the Biggest Lottery Winners in UK history being
EuroMillions winners.
Here are the odds of winning the prizes and their
expected payouts: |
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Main
Numbers |
Lucky
Stars |
Odds |
% |
% of
fund |
Win |
| 2 |
0 |
1 in 22 |
4.57 |
18.25 |
€4 |
| 2 |
1 |
1 in 49 |
2.03 |
14.85 |
€8 |
| 1 |
2 |
1 in 188 |
0.53 |
4.95 |
€10 |
| 3 |
0 |
1 in 314 |
0.32 |
3.50 |
€12 |
| 3 |
1 |
1 in 706 |
0.14 |
1.85 |
€14 |
| 2 |
2 |
1 in 985 |
0.10 |
1.75 |
€19 |
| 4 |
0 |
1 in 13,811 |
0.0072 |
0.38 |
€58 |
| 3 |
2 |
1 in 14,125 |
0.0071 |
0.67 |
€104 |
| 4 |
1 |
1 in 31,075 |
0.0032 |
0.48 |
€164 |
| 4 |
2 |
1 in 621,503 |
0.00016 |
0.45 |
€3,076 |
| 5 |
0 |
1 in 3,107,515 |
0.000032 |
0.92 |
€31,448 |
| 5 |
1 |
1 in 6,991,908 |
0.000014 |
3.95 |
€303,798 |
| 5 |
2 |
1 in 139,838,160 |
0.00000072 |
43.2¹ |
Jackpot |
| Reserve Fund |
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4.8² |
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| Overall |
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1 in 13 |
7.71 |
100 |
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(1) - 43.2% for
EuroMillions Draws 1 to 6 inclusive in a roll series and then 27% for
EuroMillions Draws from Draw number 7 to the last Draw in that roll
series
(2) - EuroMillions Draw numbers 1 to 6 inclusive 4.8% and then
21% for EuroMillions Draw number 7 to the last Draw in that roll
series.
A roll series ends when the Jackpot is won or after the fifth
EuroMillions Draw in which the Jackpot is at the Jackpot cap level has taken
place.
Reserve Fund
For each EuroMillions Draw, a
percentage of the Common Prize Fund will be added to a fund known as the
EuroMillions Reserve Fund. It can be used to increase the value of the Jackpot,
and increase the value of the Prize in any Prize category.
Super
Draws
There are two types of Super Draw, Jackpot Guarantee Draw and
Event Draw, which happen a few times per year where the operators have boosted
the jackpot prize from the Reserve Fund. Jackpot Guarantee Draw is rolled over
and added to the Jackpot Prize Fund for the next EuroMillions Draw if not won.
Event Draw rolls down to the next Prize category, in the same EuroMillions
Draw, where there is always a winner.
European Millionaire Maker
Draw
The number of European Millionaire Maker Prizes available to be won
will be advertised before the European Millionaire Maker Draw, and may change
in each European Millionaire Maker Draw. There are normally 2 each draw in the
UK. A Millionaire Maker code is automatically generated for each line of
EuroMillions numbers purchased and consists of four letters and five numbers.
All players of the UK version of EuroMillions are automatically entered into
the UK Millionaire Maker draw. Across Europe the prize is €1 million but
in the UK Camelot will convert the €1,000,000 into pounds sterling and
then use the Rserve Fund to increase this to £1,000,000.
Other Big Lotteries
Throughout the
year Camelot holds a £20m must win jackpot Lotto draw. These are the best
value lotteries anywhere in the world.
Camelot can at any time increase
the number of UK Millionaire Maker Prizes available to be won in a UK
Millionaire Maker Draw – usually referred to as a “Super Raffle”
– and/or the amount of a UK Millionaire Maker Prize. |
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