Euro Lottery By Ruca Martin At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

The Euro Millions was initially formulated by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched in early February 2004. The initial EuroMillions draw took place on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only nations partaking 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 known, pools the stakes of the nine participating European nations presenting a considerable EuroMillions jackpot. With the amount of nations joining the EU rising, this will clearly lead to new states participating in the EuroMillions lottery. An increase in the amount of people participating in the EuroMillions will lead to a further increase of the already considerable EuroMillions jackpots.

How To Play The EuroMillions Lotto

Every 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 selected at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

EuroMillions Prizes And Odds

The chances of picking up the EuroMillions jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the odds of winning any prize is a generous 1 in 24. If the jackpot is not won in a given week, it is carried forward to the following week which results in an ever growing EuroMillions prize fund. New rules introduced on the 9th of February 2007 limit the quantity of consecutive “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 established Euro Millions "Super Draws" which take place twice yearly and present 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; therefore, if no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the top prize will be distributed to the ticket holder(s) in 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 won by 16 individuals who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 “Lucky Star” number.

• On 10 August 2007, a forty year old former Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland collected a Euro lotto jackpot of €52.6 million. To date, this is the biggest lotto win yet in the United Kingdom.

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

Choose Your Playing Method

Normally, to partake in the Euro Millions lottery you would have to be a citizen of one of the nine participating member states. However, with the launch of lottery ticket sales agents you can now obtain your desired quantity of EuroMillions tickets online in spite of where you live globally. If you desire a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may want to think about joining an e-Lottery EuroMillions syndicate. As a participant in a Euro syndicate you enjoy a 36 times greater chance of securing the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets. With e-Lottery there are very few geographic obstacles preventing members from joining and consequently the existing membership is made up of persons from no fewer than 133 countries.

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