About EuroMillions | Games | The National Lottery How to play EuroMillions - it's just got even better! What is EuroMillions? EuroMillions is the game with the kind of jackpots that will make you fabulously wealthy. Play for the chance to live the kind of lifestyle usually reserved for the rich and famous. The EuroMillions draw takes place every Tuesday and Friday. How much does a EuroMillions ticket cost? EuroMillions costs £2.50 and includes the UK Millionaire Maker, which creates four new UK millionaires every week – guaranteed! What is a Mega Week? Mega Week is usually the last Tuesday and Friday of every month. During that week, the UK Millionaire Maker draw creates multiple millionaires, and each millionaire also wins an exclusive millionaire lifestyle experience. Discover more about Mega Weeks and the prizes on offer. How to play EuroMillions 1. Simply select five numbers from 1-50 and two Lucky Star numbers from 1-12, or pick Lucky Dip® for a random selection. You also get an automatic UK Millionaire Maker entry with every line of numbers you play.

You can play up to 7 lines of numbers on each play slip and buy up to 10 play slips at a time. 2. Choose the draws and weeks you'd like to play – you can play up to 4 weeks in advance or continuously by Direct Debit. Play EuroMillions online every day from 8am (sometimes earlier) until 11.00pm. Remember that EuroMillions ticket sales close at 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays for that evening's draw. Tickets are available again from 9pm – all tickets purchased after this time will be entered into the next draw. If you want to make sure you're always in the EuroMillions draw, play by Direct Debit . You can also increase your chances of winning and share the excitement of playing EuroMillions by starting a syndicate . EuroMillions prize breakdown Match 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Stars to win the jackpot. If there's more than one jackpot winner, the prize will be shared between all the jackpot winners. Plus, match the UK Millionaire Maker code to win £1,000,000. It is possible to win both the jackpot and the UK Millionaire Maker on the same ticket.

Prize table for EuroMillions For more information about playing EuroMillions and UK Millionaire Maker online, see the EuroMillions and UK Millionaire Maker Game Procedures . How big can the EuroMillions jackpot get? The jackpot can rise to €190 million (approximately £163 million based on exchange rate on 23rd September 2016). If it reaches this level, it will be capped - if the jackpot is not won, any additional money in the jackpot prize fund over and above €190 million will roll down to boost the prize money at the next highest tier where there are winners (most likely the 5+1 tier). This can happen four times before the €190 million must be won. If this happens and the jackpot is still not won, the entire €190 million - plus any additional money in the jackpot prize fund over and above this amount - would roll down to the next highest tier where there are winners (most likely the 5+1 tier).

£161M – the biggest EuroMillions jackpot win to date Play EuroMillions Lottery Online Play EuroMillions Lottery Online History Of Euromillions: EuroMillions tickets first went on sale on 7 February 2004 with the debut EuroMillions draw taking place on Friday 13 February 2004 in Paris. The EuroMillions lottery has grown considerably from the original three organising countries of the UK, France and Spain. Lottery organisers from Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Switzerland have also joined in the fun and excitement of EuroMillions. The format has changed slightly over the years with the addition of an extra draw each week and extra balls being added to the star number ball set in 2011 and then again in 2016. Euromillions has produced some amazing lottery winners! You can read about some of them in our News archive including Colin and Chris Weir, Cassey Carrington and Dave and Angela Dawes.

How To Play Euromillions: Lottery players select numbers from two different ball sets: - 5 main numbers are chosen from a pool of 50 possible numbers (1 – 50) - 2 “star” numbers are chosen from a pool of 12 possible numbers (1 – 12) A EuroMillions line thus contains a total of 7 numbers. To win the jackpot a player must match all 7 numbers to the 7 numbers drawn. Organizers use two machines to provide the winning numbers for each draw. “Stresa” which is used to provide the 5 main numbers and “Paquerette” which is used to provide the 2 lucky star numbers. Any person 18 or over may take part in the EuroMillions draw on PlayHugeLottos.com. The game is currently available to players in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, along with syndicated entrants playing via portals such as this one. EuroMillions Rollovers And Superdraws The EuroMillions jackpot cap was revised in 2012 with the maximum jackpot amount possible being set at €190 million.

This means that the jackpot cannot increase beyond €190 million. Once its reached its jackpot cap it can roll over four times before it must be won. If there are still no winners, then the jackpot prize will ‘roll down’ and be shared by the next prize tier. EuroMillion Superdraws are special events when the Jackpot is set to €100 million (or sometimes €130 million), regardless of the current prize funds. Superdraws usually take place twice a year with jackpots of either €100 million or €130 million. Under the old rules, if the jackpot was not won then the money was distributed between the winners of the next lower level. (As happened on 28 September 2007) Under the new rules (as of 7 November 2009), if no one wins the Superdraw jackpot it is now rolled over to the next week. (As happened with the 5 February 2010 which rolled over to 12 February 2010 when the €129 million prize was split by two winners). When to play Euromillions: Originally there was only one draw per week held on a Friday night.

In 2011 another draw was added to the format. EuroMillions draws are now held every Friday and Tuesday night at in Paris at 20:55 CET. EuroMillions Prize structure (standard draw with no rollover): Numbers UK Lottery Facts UK Lottery Facts Some Facts about the UK National Lottery and the draw itself: There has been 185 rollovers, of which 14 are double rollovers and 1 triple rollover to date. There were also 65 superdraw, up to and including draw 1092. (10 June 2006). However, the draw on Saturday 20 December 1997, Saturday 23 May 1998, Saturday 8 January 2000, Saturday 8 April 2000, Wednesday 18 September 2002, Saturday 12 July 2003, Saturday 13 September 2003, Saturday 23 July 2005, Saturday 20 May 2006 and Saturday 3 June 2006 were a combine superdraw and rollover draw.

The draw on Saturday 19 September 1998 was a superdraw for 5 + bonus winners. 29 May 2004 held the first triple rollover. ï¿½11,200 worth of online tickets are sold every 100 seconds. During the first double rollover at the beginning of 1996, all the lottery terminal failed as it could not keep up. On average, 7 million tickets were sold per hour during the double rollover. The electricity demand for the first National Lottery Live Show in November 1994 was 2,500 megawatts! 21,785,500 people watched the first National Lottery Live Show on 19 November 1994. The draw is live (except some in late 2002 and occasionally the late Wednesday show) as I have been to see them live. The Extra draw is not shown on Wednesdays. The most northerly National Lottery outlet is on the island of Unst in the Shetlands. It's closer to Norway than to London. The luckiest outlet is the Star News, Newton Powys.

Now EIGHT ï¿½1m plus wins in Scotland are within a 20 miles radius. The last was in June 1997. Now SEVEN ï¿½1m plus wins in Sussex and in the same town (Worthing). National Lottery Playslip are made from recycled paper. There has been three different types of lottery playslip introduced. The third one to come out when the midweek draw starts. There are 14 set of balls at ï¿½2500 a set. Set of Ball 9 has still never been used! Each balls weight 80 grams and 2 inches in diameter. The numbers are printed on the balls 16 times. The 49 lottery balls are not painted Ping Pong Balls. They are made of solid latex rubber and manufactured by the Beitel Lottery Equipment company in Pennsylvania. Average spend per play is ï¿½2.50 (Before midweek draw started) and ï¿½3.33 (After midweek draw started) The highest number of jackpot winners in one draw is 133. Wayne Elliot from Deal in Kent, won a prize every week for the first 26 weeks.

70% of the UK population play regularly. 94% of UK adult population has played the National Lottery at some time. 40% of all adults playing the lottery are in a syndicate. Over 50% of major National lottery prize winners return to work. The Largest unclaimed prize. ï¿½2,054,754 in Hull, in May 1996. A 89 year woman claim to have the winning ticket, but too scared to claim it, as reported in UK newspaper. There was even a plane with a banner flying over Hull to find the winner. The 180 days deadline had expired on 21 November 96. The first Lottery draw took place on Saturday 18 November 1994. The jackpot was only ï¿½6.9 million The first midweek Lottery draw took place on Wednesday 5 February 1997. The jackpot was a guarantee ï¿½10 million Saturdays jackpot is around ï¿½8m while the Wednesday draw is normally around ï¿½4m.

When you give your play slip to your lottery retailer, your numbers travels from the lottery terminal to the nearest satellite dish, beamed up 22,000 miles and back down to Camelot. The numbers are checked 9 times to make sure everything is correct. The numbers along with the security code is then send back the same route, back to the terminal. In total, that's in one to two seconds, it has travelled 88,000 miles. There are 5 lottery machines, Lancelot, Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and the baby of the bunch from 28 November 2000 is Gallahad. Each machine are hand made and made in Pennsylvania. Each machine cost ï¿½50,000 On Saturday 30 November 1996, Guinevere, broke down when came to draw time. The draw was delayed for 50 minutes. The problem was due to a micro switch on the service door at the back of the machine. The National Lottery Show has to give way some times to other programmes. Events in the past when it has to move.

Euro 96 (one draw took place at 9:30pm), Eurovision Song Contest (It has to start at 8pm BST time, 9pm CET), Guinevere broke down (no ones fault, draw was started at around 9pm), Diana, Princess of Wales Death and the World Cup France 98. The latest it has been drawn was 9:30pm. On Saturday 14 December 1996, the Daily Mirror Newspaper became the first UK newspaper to win a major lottery prize, as part of their free lottery syndicate. 187 shared ï¿½7,303 for matching all 6 numbers. The match 5 + bonus winners won ï¿½127.20 each. Even 7 other syndicates won match 5 numbers, sharing ï¿½1,028 between them. On Wednesday 5 February 1997, Camelot paid for 6.2 million copies of the Sun Newspaper, worth ï¿½1.73m In June 97, Camelot and the labour government, had a row, about excess bonuses being paid to top executives.

On 5 August 1997, David Rigg, communication director said that he will leave his job in the autumn, because of the large pay increase recently. As a mark of respect of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died on Sunday 31 August 1997, the Wednesday 3 September 1997 and Saturday 6 September 1997 was not televised, the only time that the show was cancelled. A 19-year-old student has become the Lottery's youngest jackpot winner. Greg Stevens from Southend-on-Sea won ï¿½5.5m on Saturday 27 September 1997's double rollover. I think this is now incorrect! Highest Guarantee Jackpot was ï¿½25 million on Saturday 22 November 1997 and Saturday 28 November 1998, to celebrate the National Lottery third and fourth anniversary. In February 1998, Richard Branson won a case against G-Tec, with a large share of Camalot PLC, for a bribe.

The 1000th Jackpot winner was Louise Hall, 20 from Bingley, West Yorkshire, where she hid her ticket in a toilet roll! She appeared on the National Lottery Live on Wednesday 25 March 1998. In the Daily Mirror on 21 March 1998, it has been reported that there is a rumour of a daily draw, 6 draws a week, with a maximum jackpot of ï¿½100,000 to 200,000. You pick 5 from 35 numbers. This could be the Thunderball Game. The very first Home Play game on the National Lottery Big Ticket, the wrong ball set was used for the third number. The set used had 10 balls less. The third number was drawn again. Camelot will honour both sets of numbers. Two winners out of 16 who won the jackpot in the National Lottery Big Ticket, lives in HEREFORDSHIRE, UK, my home county.

Saturday 6 June 1998 won ï¿½50,000 and Saturday 20 June 1998 won ï¿½95,000. You can now play the football pools using the National Lottery Terminals, called Easy play. Tickets became available to buy from 10 August 1998. However, due to lack of interest, the company is losing money! Saturday 8 May 1999 had the last ever Easy Play. It has been a big failure. Saturday 19 September 1998 was a special superdraw, in which the match 5 + bonus winner will get more. They eventually won just under ï¿½2million each. There were no jackpot winners in that draw. The oldest Winner to win a big prize was Francis Joyce, born in 1910, won ï¿½184,742 on 24/01/97. The oldest Jackpot winner was Jack Hewitt, born in 1918, won ï¿½1,666,667 on 27/05/98.

There has been quite a few National Lottery Live Presenters and there has been a few people who started the lottery machines more than once. Click Here to see them. On Rollover Jackpot show Saturday 20 March 1999, when the draw took place, it appears someone was running across the screen. It was in fact, a male streaker with "THE BALLS DECIDE" on his chest! Is it that same man who appeared on other shows as a streaker like ITV "This Morning"? A third lottery draw called Thunderball started on 12 June 1999. 5 Balls between 1 and 34 plus 1 number out of 14 as the Tunderball will be drawn before the Saturdays draw. Prizes range from ï¿½5 to the jackpot of ï¿½250,000. Saturday 26 June 1999 saw a first. Excluding the 5+Bonus Superdraw, winners winning the jackpot got less than winners winning 5 + Bonus, due to a large amount of jackpot winners. Wednesday 14 July 1999 saw the first draw in which no one won the 5 + bonus prize.

It ended up added to the jackpot. For the first time in the history of the UK National Lottery, there will be 2 shows on a Friday. Friday 24 December 1999 replaces the Christmas Day and an extra draw, Big Draw 2000 on Friday 31 December 1999 On Millennium Eve, Friday 31 December 1999, there was an one off draw (at the time!) called Big Draw 2000, in which tickets cost ï¿½5 each. In Game 1, you selected 6 years between 1900 to 1999 and if you matched just 2 numbers, you won ï¿½43. Matching 5 numbers wins the jackpot of approx ï¿½10million. Only 5 years plus a bonus year will be drawn. However, no one won the jackpot so the jackpot was shared with the 4 + Bonus winners, 2 winners, each won ï¿½2,563,220.

Game 2, you were allocated a year between 1000 and 1999 and a year between 2000 and 2999. Two years will be drawn, 1 from the previous 1000 years and 1 from the next 1000 years. Match 2 numbers and you automatically win ï¿½1million. For every million tickets sold, there will be a guaranteed millionaire. 16 Millionaires was created on game 2. The Big Draw 2000 was broadcasted on BBC1 on Friday 31 December 1999 at 21:37 and Saturday 1 January 2000 at 00:47 on 2000 Today, as part of the BBC celebration of the millennium. There were problems with game 1 when the draw machine couldn't come out of the video wall doors! Game 2 saw the second part of the first year drawn out at the same time as the first part of the first year and no one noticed it came out for about 30 seconds! The camera was on the wrong machine!

The News of The World Sunday Newspaper actually won one of the top prize in the Big Draw 2000. Up to 500 will share over ï¿½3million. This is the second time, a national newspaper won the jackpot on behalf of their readers. The first Rollover Superdraw for 2000 had a change in the rules, that any rollover can be added to the superdraw. This means that the Saturday 8 January 2000 was a guarantee jackpot of ï¿½23.3milliion. Also, live on the show, Michael Aspel appeared with the Big Red This is Your Life book to surprise Dale Winton. Wednesday 12 January 2000 saw the highest jackpot of the Year 2000 and any Wednesday, ï¿½32.4million. This is the third highest jackpot since the lottery began in 1994. It also sees the highest winners in any Wednesday draw. Saturday 11 March 2000 saw the first ever incorrect number shown on screen. Alan Dedicote said the thunderball was number 9 but it was in fact number 6.

Due to their software or something, it didn't get updated until the end of the show. In the main draw, he was a bit cautious about the bonus. It was number 9! Saturday 17 June 2000 is the latest schedule lottery draw ever, for both the main draw and the thunderball, at 10pm. This was due to the England vs Germany Match at Euro 2000. Also the shortest programme length on a Saturday, at 5 minutes 15 seconds. The following week, Saturday 24 June 2000, was the second shortest, at 5 minutes 29 seconds! For the first time in the history of the UK lottery on Saturday 24 June 2000, the Thunderball numbers came out in numerical order, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21 Thunderball 14. On Wednesday 21 August 2000, The National Lottery Commissioner announced who should run the lottery for 7 years from November 2001.

The commissioner said that neither Camelot, the current organiser and Richard Branson's People's Lottery are able to run the lottery, but the People's Lottery has one month to fine tune their bid. Camelot were out of the running, but allowed back in after a court hearing. Saturday 7 October 2000 celebrated the National Lottery 500th draw. Highlight of the show was the medal winners from the British Team at the sydney Olympics and the return of the Spice Girls. For the second time in the history of the UK lottery on Saturday 21 October 2000, the Thunderball numbers came out in numerical order, 10, 13, 20, 25, 27 Thunderball 06. Saturday 28 October 2000 saw a brand new machine, called Galahad. Wednesday 15 November 2000 will see the new National Lottery Game, called National Lottery Extra, in which you pay an extra ï¿½1 to play. You cannot play the extra game unless you play the ordinary game. To win, you have to get all 6 numbers (hence the jackpot) to win!

There is no other prizes. Prize money will keep rollover until there is a winner or ï¿½50m in the pot. In the unlikely event that no one matches all 6 numbers in the extra game after ï¿½50m, match 5 gets it and if no match 5 gets it, match 4 gets it etc until match 1 and then after that, the lot goes to charity. So play when it gets to ï¿½50m! Saturday 18 November 2000 sees the National Lottery 6th birthday draw and the BBC had a present, a new draw machine, called Vyvyan! Big Draw 2001 Tickets went on sale on 1 December 2000. See Big Draw 2000 above for rules. On the Thunderball on Saturday 9 December 2000, 4 of the previous number also appeared on the Saturday 2 December 2000. On Tuesday 19 December 2000, it was announced that Camelot has won the lottery contract for another 7 years. Exciting new games are planned, also purchasing lottery tickets via Wap phones and the internet.

On New Year Night, Monday 1 January 2001, saw the return of big Draw 2001, in which tickets cost ï¿½5 each. In Game 1, you selected 6 years between 1901 to 2000 and if you matched just 2 numbers, you won ï¿½57. Matching 5 numbers wins the jackpot of approx ï¿½2million. Only 5 years plus a bonus year will be drawn. However, no one won the jackpot or match 4 + bonus so the jackpot was shared with the 4 winners, 43 winners, each won ï¿½54,587. Game 2, you were allocated a year between 1000 and 1999 and a year between 2000 and 2999. Two years will be drawn, 1 from the previous 1000 years and 1 from the next 1000 years. Match 2 numbers and you automatically win ï¿½1million. For every million tickets sold, there will be a guaranteed millionaire. 5 Millionaires was created on game 2.

The Big Draw 2001 was broadcasted on BBC1 on Monday 1 January 2001 at 00:12 and Saturday 1 January 2000 at 00:31. No problems with the draw compared with the Big Draw 2000 draw. On Wednesday 3 January 2001, the Lottery Extra Balls came out in draw order. Something strange happened on the Saturday 10 February 2001 draws. The number 9 and 12 appears in all the draws, the Thunderball, Lottery and Lottery Extra! Also number 12 appeared in the Thunderball and Extra. The Thunderball numbers were 04 09 12 14 24 Thunderball 12, Lottery numbers were 07 09 12 17 20 32 Bonus 30, Extra numbers were 09 10 12 14 36 39. The Thunderball draw was also drawn in numerical order!

On Saturday 17 February 2001, for the first time in its history, the Thunderball Draw took longer to draw the numbers than normal! The 2nd and 5th number took about 40 seconds to draw, while the others took 4 seconds to draw. The thing that picks the balls went up twice without a ball! After the 5th number was drawn, the machine still carried on! It was stopped manually. On Wednesday 18 April 2001, we saw the lowest ever winners, 275,453. On Saturday 21 April 2001, I think it is the longest delay between releasing the balls to drawing the balls ever in the history of the lottery. Chris Eubank was talking too long! On Saturday 12 May 2001, we saw the largest guarantee lottery extra monster draw of ï¿½20million, won by 1 ticket holder. On Wednesday 16 May 2001, the lottery draw was held at 22:26, the latest time ever for any main lottery draw.

On Saturday 30 June 2001, there was another attempt to announce the number of jackpot winners for the Lottery and Lottery extra before the end of the show. The figures they gave was correct. Announced at 20:13, 10 minutes after the lottery draw. Now, they seem to do it more often (Saturday Draw) On Christmas Eve Night, Monday 24 December 2001, saw the return of Big Draw game, in which tickets cost ï¿½5 each. In Game 1, you selected 6 years between 1902 to 2001 and if you matched just 2 numbers, you won ï¿½41. Matching 5 numbers wins the jackpot of approx ï¿½2million. Only 5 years plus a bonus year will be drawn. However, no one won the jackpot so the jackpot was shared with the match 4 + bonus winners, 3 winners, each won ï¿½1,150,915. Game 2, you were allocated a year between 1000 and 1999 and a year between 2000 and 2999.

Two years will be drawn, 1 from the previous 1000 years and 1 from the next 1000 years. Match 2 numbers and you automatically win ï¿½1million. For every million tickets sold, there will be a guaranteed millionaire. 7 Millionaires was created on game 2. The Christmas Millionaire Draw was broadcasted on BBC1 on Monday 24 December 2001 at 19:48 and at 19:56. On Wednesday 7 August 2002, there were no jackpot winner or 5+bonus winner and both rollover to the Saturday draw. On Wednesday 23 October 2002, the Thunderball came to Wednesday. Also it is the earliest time the lottery was ever draw on a Wednesday, at 19:56. It was also the start that the Lotto Extra draw will not be shown live and a summary results is shown.

Something to do with the lottery commission not allowing more than 3 draws shown at once (thunderball uses 2 machines + lotto draw) On Christmas Eve Night, Tuesday 24 December 2002, saw the return of Big Draw game, in which tickets cost ï¿½5 each. In Game 1, you selected 6 years between 1903 to 2002 and if you matched just 2 numbers, you won ï¿½50. Matching 5 numbers wins the jackpot of approx ï¿½2million. Only 5 years plus a bonus year will be drawn. However, no one won the jackpot so the jackpot was shared with the match 4 + bonus winners, 3 winners, each won ï¿½542,988. Game 2, you were allocated a year between 1000 and 1999 and a year between 2000 and 2999. Two years will be drawn, 1 from the previous 1000 years and 1 from the next 1000 years. Match 2 numbers and you automatically win ï¿½1million.

For every million tickets sold, there will be a guaranteed millionaire. 5 Millionaires was created on game 2. The Christmas Millionaire Draw was broadcasted on BBC1 on Tuesday 24 December 2002 at 22:03 and at 22:07. Whether these draw was shown live is another matter. I do know that the Lotto draw was recorded earlier in the evening. The Thunderball and Extra draws were not shown, but a summary results was shown. On Monday 22 September 2003, saw the launch of the Daily Play draw in which you select 7 numbers out of 27. Match 4 win ï¿½5. Match 5 win ï¿½30. Match 6 win ï¿½300, Match 7 win ï¿½30,000. Match 0 numbers will win a free lucky dip for the next draw after claiming. On Wednesday 18 December 2003, The National Lottery website started to sell Lotto and Daily Play tickets on the internet. Only available for UK residents. The National Lottery Euro Millions started on Friday 13 February 2004.

It is a draw in which you have to pick 5 numbers out of 50 and then 2 numbers out of 9. Games cost 2.00 but the UK price will vary. Current price is ï¿½1.50. The draw will be show live on Sky One at 9pm every Friday. The first time a non BBC lottery draw being televised. It will be televised from France to begin with. 3 European countries are in the draw, UK, France and Spain. Each country will have their own prize pool, except for the jackpot. On Saturday 14 February 2004, was the first double rollover on a Saturday for 7 years. On Saturday 29 May 2004, was the first triple rollover ever. On Saturday 7 August 2004, the highest Lotto Extra jackpot was won by 3 people, sharing ï¿½21million between them.

On Saturday 23 July 2005, was the 1000th lottery draw and it was a rollover superdraw of ï¿½18.2m On Friday 29 July 2005, the highest single Euro Millions jackpot was won in Ireland, with a jackpot of ï¿½79m. On Saturday 8 July 2006, lotto extra ended after 590 draws. You're Visitor Since 1 December 1996 This Page Last Updated EuroMillions FAQ and Important Information What is EuroMillions? Answer: EuroMillions is a trans-European lotto originally founded by Britain, France and Spain. It then expanded to nine participating countries. In 2004 Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal also joined raising the lotto's profile, and its prize pool, dramatically. The game is also playable by citizens of the Isle of Man, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Andorra. To play EuroMillions you select five regular numbers from 1-50 plus two star numbers from 1-12. For more detailed information on playing please see our EuroMillions Rules page.

What Are The Odds Of Winning The EuroMillions Lottery? Answer: The odds of having a EuroMillions winning ticket of any amount is 1 in 13. Your chance of being a EuroMillions jackpot winner by matching all 5 normal balls and 2 Lucky Star balls are about 1 in 1 in 139,838,160. For a full breakdown of the different odds of winning see our odds and statistics page. To get a full breakdown of prizes, meanwhile, check out EuroMillions Results page. Can I Play EuroMillions From Outside Of The UK? Answer: You can only buy UK EuroMillions tickets offline from licensed British dealers or online through the National Lottery. At Lottoland EuroMillions UK , however, you play from anywhere in Europe by betting on the results. (Ideal for British expats or those who want to play EuroMillions on holiday.) With Lottoland your funds are fully guaranteed by leading insurance providers when you win. It should be noted, however, that this type of online betting is still prohibited in certain countries, most notably the United States. Do I Pay Tax On EuroMillions Winnings?

Answer: If you are a British resident buying a UK EuroMillions ticket then you will not pay taxes on any winnings and will receive the entire amount as a lump sum. If you are the resident of another country playing UK EuroMillions then the prize might be taxed, depending upon the relevant taxation laws. Some EuroMillions countries, such as Spain, Portugal and Switzerland, now tax lottery winnings. How Old Do I Have To Be To Play EuroMillions? Answer: In the UK you must be 16 years old to play EuroMillions, in most other participating countries you must be 18, or in certain countries, 21 years of age to participate. It depends on the local gaming laws. If a winning ticket is bought by a player younger than the age limit then the prize will usually be awarded to that player's legal parents or guardians although in some cases it may also be declared void. If, on the other hand, you opt to bet on the results of the lottery instead, with lottery betting sites like Lottoland, then you need to be 18 years or older. How Do I Know If I've Won A Prize?

Answer: Checking your numbers on our EuroMillions automatic number checker is the quickest and easiest way to tell if you are a winner. If you register to play EuroMillions with Lottoland then you will have the winning numbers emailed to you directly after the draw, whether or not you have chosen correctly. What Is The Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot Of All Time? Answer: The biggest EuroMillions jackpot of all time is €190 million, or approximately £142 million. This is the maximum amount you can win. It was first won by Adrian and Gillian Bayford in 2012. Two years later an anonymous Portuguese player also won the prize but, due to Portuguese law, had to pay 20% taxes. The Bayford's win is not the biggest in Britain, however. Due to a fall in the value of the Euro that distinction still belongs to won by Colin and Chris Weir who won £161 million in 2011. The couple famously donated vast sums of money to fund the Yes campaign for the Scottish Independence Referendum, which took place back in September 2014. Buying EuroMillions Tickets How Can I Buy EuroMillions Tickets?

Answer: You can now buy EuroMillions tickets either online or offline. Offline purchases can be made from any licensed dealer in the UK, including retail outlets, newsagents, supermarkets, petrol stations and corner shops. Online purchases can be made either via your national lottery's website the UK National Lottery website or, for more flexibility of play, you can bet on the results through licenced online lottery providers such as Lottoland . Is It Better To Buy EuroMillions Lottery Tickets Online Or Offline? Answer: We consider it safer to play the lottery online. With a physical ticket there's always the danger you might lose it or forget to claim your prize within the 180 day time limit. By playing online, however, you don't need to worry about that. Proof of purchase is logged by default and winnings will be credited automatically. So there's no need to check your numbers later. We strongly urge you, however, to ensure you play only with licensed, reputable online lottery providers. This is why we recommend you do your research first to ensure the company you're playing with is a reputable provider, with a recognised international insurance company underwriting wins. You should also ensure the company is properly regulated.

They should clearly display a legitimate gambling license, which is generally linked to from the site's footer. This is why we recommend playing with Lottoland as they are fully licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. How Much Do EuroMillions Tickets Cost? Answer: Following the format change a EuroMillions ticket costs £2.50 in the UK after the 23rd of September, 2016. However, with online lottery betting provider Lottoland , players can play EuroMillions for just £2.00, enjoying all the benefits of the new jackpot, without paying the 25% increase. Answer: Ticket sales for EuroMillions lottery draws close at 7:30pm UK Time on both Tuesday and Friday. Ticket sales are then reopened at 9:00pm UK Time for the next EuroMillions draw. The EuroMillions Draw What Is A Rollover? Answer: When there is no winner for a particular tier of prizes then the money is said to "roll over" to the next draw. This just means that it will accumulate to the next draw, a system that allows EuroMillions jackpots to grow very quickly.

Statistically rollovers are common for the top EuroMillions jackpot, which often takes several weeks to find a winner. Occasionally rollovers happen for the second or third place prizes, but it becomes mathematically improbable that no one will have the matching numbers for most of the lower tiers. While technically there is no limit to the amount of rollovers which can occur, the EuroMillions jackpot is capped at €190 million, or at current exchange rates just over £142.2 million. Any further rollovers become "rolldowns" where any amount that exceeds that €190 million figure is then added to the second tier prize. In February 2012 the rules of EuroMillions were changed so that now only 2 draws maximum can be made at the top jackpot level, after which time the entire jackpot will continue to roll down until a winner is found. Winning EuroMillions Tickets How Long Do I Have To Claim A Winning Ticket? Answer: In the UK you have 180 days to make a claim for an offline ticket. After this time your ticket will be void and the money will be donated to charities and other good causes.

Any prize money which you win online will be directly deposited into your account so you don't need to worry about the 180 day deadline. What Happens If I Lose My Ticket? Answer: If you lose your ticket then whoever finds it (the bearer) may still be able to claim the prize even if you are the purchaser. (As at least one recent high-profile court case has shown.) You can help protect yourself by signing the back of your EuroMillions ticket and keep your sales receipt as proof of ownership for offline tickets. Better still you can avoid this unpleasant situation completely by opting to play EuroMillions online . EuroMillions SuperDraw What Are EuroMillions SuperDraws And When Do They Take Place? Answer: The EuroMillions SuperDraw takes place on special dates or to celebrate specific milestones for EuroMillions. Although there are several SuperDraws each year the number and the dates upon which they occur varies. The Super Draw bypasses the results of the previous weeks and sets the top jackpot at €100 million (current rate approx. £87 million) or more, no matter what the current jackpot may be. If no Super Draw winner is found the €100 million jackpot rolls over to the next draw.

These types of draws guarantee plenty of hype and media coverage about who will be Europe's lucky 100x millionaire. The last Super Draw took place on October 3rd, 2014. Find out when the next one will be held on our EuroMillions Super Draws page. How Do I Win The EuroMillions Jackpot? Is There A Way To Improve My Chances Of Winning The Lottery? Answer: There is no scientifically verified way to accurately predict lottery numbers as draws are completely random. Every number has the exact same chance of being drawn. However there are a few things you can do to help improve your chances of winning prizes and also reduce your chances of dividing it between other winning players. A well-known strategy is to avoid selecting numbers lower than 31 as most players bet on lucky days of the month – meaning that your chances of sharing your prize will be statistically much higher if you also include numbers from 32 upwards! For a mathematically sound way of improving your chances of winning a prize try playing with an automated Quick Pick. This option is widely available widely online. The advantage of this method is that it employs a random number generator to create strictly random numbers.

These numbers are far less likely to be picked by other players. Therefore Quick Picks offer a greater probability that the chosen numbers will be unique compared with playing your "lucky numbers" which, scientifically-speaking, are likely to be used by far more players than you might realise. Euromillions.online/gb © 2017

Question: What is the highest number on a Euromillions lottery ticket?
Answer: 50