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EuroMillions is a transnational lottery requiring 7 correct numbers to win the jackpot. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France's Française des Jeux, Spain's Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the United Kingdom's Camelot. The first draw was held on Friday 13 February 2004 in Paris.^[1] Initially, only the UK, France and Spain participated, with the Austrian, Belgian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Portuguese and Swiss lotteries joining for the 8 October 2004 drawing.

Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 20:45 CET{{Better source|reason=Citation is the company website; there must be more objective sources for this.|date=November 2018}} in Paris. A standard EuroMillions ticket costs €2.50, £2.50 or CHF3.50 per line played, depending on the local currency.

An option called Plus is currently available only in Ireland, adds €1.00 per line; as of February 2014, a non-optional addition called "My Million" in France adds €0.50 per line, while in Portugal it's called "M1lhão" and represents €0.30 of the whole €2.50 bet.

The cost of playing in the UK increased from £1.50 to £2.00 per line on 7 November 2009, due to the combination of the EUR/GBP exchange rate, and an automatic entry in its Millionaire Raffle. From 24 September 2016 the cost per line increased from £2.00 to £2.50 in the UK.

From September 24, 2016 the amount of lucky stars changed from a pool of 11 to a pool of 12 numbers. Decreasing the jackpot winning odds from 1:117million to 1:140million.

From September 24, 2016 the cost of entry in Ireland and Spain rose to €2.50 per line.

All prizes, including the jackpot, are tax-free (except in Switzerland, Spain and Portugal since 2013) and are paid as a lump sum.

Play

Draws take place at 20:45 every Tuesday and Friday in Paris. The results are published shortly after the draw on associated and independent websites around 23:00 hours.

To participate in the EuroMillions Lotto, tickets can be purchased from many outlets, namely at licensed stores and online websites.

The gameplay changed on Tuesday 10 May 2011 with a second weekly draw and the number of "lucky stars" in the Pacquerette machine increasing from 9 to 11. A prize for matching two main numbers and no lucky stars was also introduced on the same date.

On Saturday 24 September 2016 the number of "lucky stars" increased again, from 11 to 12.

Eligibility

Prize structure

As of 24 September 2016 the structure of the draw was changed, with the Lucky Star being drawn from a pool of 12 numbers instead of the old 11. The prize structure as of Tuesday 27 September 2016 is as follows:

The Prize Guarantee Fund is available to contribute to the jackpot, for example to boost the initial jackpot in a sequence of growing jackpots. The amount utilized each week is determined in advance by the participating lotteries.

Effective 7 November 2009 new rules were put in place regarding rollovers.{{Better source|reason=Citation is the company website; there must be more objective sources for this.|date=November 2018}}

A new rule change of 12 January 2012 locks the Jackpot cap at €190,000,000 permanently and if the jackpot is not won after two draws, the prize money will be distributed amongst the winners at the next level. A new rule change of 24 September 2016: if the jackpot is not won five draws after it reaches €190,000,000, the prize money will be distributed amongst the winners at the next level.

EuroMillions Trust

The participating national lotteries in the EuroMillions game have each established a EuroMillions Trust account. This is used for the settlement of all amounts due and for holding amounts in respect of future prizes. This trust arrangement protects the participating lotteries between them from a default from one of the national companies and ultimately the players' interests.

Super Draws and Event draws

Super Draws and Event draws are special drawings when the Jackpot is set to a guaranteed amount - often €100,000,000. The difference being that a Super Draw jackpot will roll over to the next drawing if not won but an Event Draw jackpot will be distributed amongst the winners in the next lower tier (i.e. match 5 + 1). So far there has not been an event draw, until now, jackpots in a Super Draw have rolled over to the next drawing if not won

The first Super draw of 2011 took place on Tuesday 10 May to mark the introduction of the second weekly Euromillions draw and changes to the game format (11 lucky stars instead of 9 and a new "match 2 main numbers and no lucky stars" prize tier).

The first Super draw of 2016 took place on Friday 30 September to introduce the change to the game format (12 lucky stars instead of 11 and increased price).

(A €100,000,000 Super draw was planned for 6 June 2014 but was cancelled when the jackpot rolled over to €105,000,000^[2]).

(This is a change to the game rules{{Better source|reason=Citation is the company website; there must be more objective sources for this.|date=November 2018}} as of 4 April 2011 when the Event Draw was added.)

Huge Jackpots

Notable wins

The first huge jackpot of over € 115.4 million hit the Irish Dolores McNamara on July 29, 2005. On February 3, 2006, three winners shared the record jackpot of € 183 million after the first rank was eleven draws vacant. Two Frenchmen and one Portuguese got € 61,191,026 each. In order to let the jackpot not grow even more, the rules of the game in the period from 2006 to 2009 stipulated that after the twelfth draw without a winner before the jackpot amount is rolled down and shared between the winners in the next prize tier. This happened for the first time on November 17, 2006, after over € 183 million had accumulated in the jackpot. The sum was shared between the winners of the second rank (there were 20 winners of € 9.6 million each). The first highest jackpot with € 190 million hit the Bayford couple from England on August 10, 2012, but they got "only" £ 148.6 million because of the strength of the euro. The € 185 million (£ 161.6 million) jackpot that hit the Weir couple from Scotland on July 12, 2011 is still considered the highest jackpot in the UK. The jackpot of nearly € 175.5 million wins a family syndicate from Naul in the north of the County Dublin on February 19, 2019.

Distribution of revenue

In the UK, the total EuroMillions revenue is broken down as follows:{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Email scams making use of EuroMillions brand name

When Chris and Colin Weir, one couple who won the EuroMillions, pledged to donate their prize money to good causes,^[3] cyber criminals started using the couple's name in their email scams to fool the general public and ultimately cheat them of money.^[4]

EuroMillions Plus (Ireland only)

In June 2007, with the success of the main EuroMillions game, the Irish National Lottery launched EuroMillions Plus. For an extra €1 per line, players could enter the additional draw with the top prize each week of €500,000. Sales of the main EuroMillions in Ireland for 2006 were over €145 million; this success led to the introduction of 'Plus'.

UK Millionaire Maker

Since November 2009 at least one UK player every week has won a guaranteed £1,000,000. With the introduction of the Tuesday EuroMillions Draw on Tuesday 10 May 2011 there were 2 Millionaire Raffle winners each week. The latest changes to Euromillions in September 2016 now mean that two guaranteed Millionaire Raffle winners are made per draw, or 4 per week across the two draws.

According to the Euromillions website, the chances of winning the UK Millionaire Maker game on a Tuesday can be estimated as 1 in 1,900,000 but can shrink to 1 in 2,250,000 in the events of rollovers. On a Friday, it can be calculated as 1 in 2,950,000 but again the odds can fall to 1 in 3,400,000 in the events of a 4 times rollover. Winning in this game depends entirely on the number of the playslips sold so the odds fluctuate. The odds may also fluctuate during a super draw or a special event in the UK Millionaire Raffle.

Prices per line in the UK increased by 50p to £2.00. The 50p was added due to weak exchange rates between the pound and the euro and to cover the expense of the new Millionaire Maker.

On 24 September 2016 the price per line in the UK was increased by an additional 50p to £2.50.