EuroMillions is a Europe wide lottery jointly launched in February 2004 by France, Spain and the United Kingdom. France’s lottery operator is Francaise des Jeux, which translates as the French Games. The company is owned and operated by the French Government. Spains lottery is operated by Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the UK’s lottery is operated by Camelot. It wasn’t until October 2004 that Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland joined EuroMillions. Initially the draw took place once a week on Friday’s. In May 2011 a Tuesday night draw was added. Both draws take place at 19.45 GMT in Paris. In the UK the cost of a EuroMillions ticket is £2 All prizes, including the jackpot, are tax-free (except in Switzerland) and are paid in lump sum.
How To Play EuroMillions
To play EuroMillions in the UK you must be 16 or over.
Players select five main numbers between 1 and 50, then a further two Lucky Star numbers between 1 and 11.
- EuroMillions Prizes
| Main numbers | Lucky stars | Probability of winning | % of prize fund | Expected winnings (€/euro) | Expected winnings (£/Sterling) | |
| Fraction | Decimal | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 in 23 | 0.0438 | 18.0% | € 4 | £2.70 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 in 46 | 0.0219 | 17.6% | € 8 | £5.40 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 in 156 | 0.0064 | 6.5% | € 10 | £6.90 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 in 327 | 0.0031 | 3.7% | € 12 | £8.20 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 in 654 | 0.0015 | 2.2% | € 14 | £9.80 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 in 821 | 0.0012 | 2.3% | € 19 | £12.80 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 in 11,771 | 0.000085 | 0.5% | € 59 | £40.10 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 in 14,387 | 0.000070 | 0.7% | € 101 | £68.60 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 in 28,773 | 0.000035 | 0.7% | € 201 | £137.20 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 in 517,919 | 0.0000019 | 0.8% | € 4,143 | £2,824.30 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 in 3,236,994 | 0.00000031 | 1.6% | € 51,792 | £35,303.90 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 in 6,473,989 | 0.00000015 | 4.8% | € 310,751 | £211,823.60 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 in 116,531,800 | 0.0000000086 | 32.0% | Jackpot | Jackpot |
| Booster fund | 8.6% | |||||
- The booster fund is available to contribute to the jackpot
The booster fund is available to contribute to the jackpot, for example to boost the initial jackpot in a sequence of growing jackpots. The amount utilised each week is determined in advance by the participating lotteries.
The odds of winning any prize at all are 1 in 13
The odds of getting none of the 50 main balls but getting both lucky stars are approximately 1 in 95. This means that it is less likely than getting 2 main balls and one lucky star (1 in 46). However, there is no prize for only getting 2 lucky stars.
As of 10th May 2011, 8.6% of the prize fund is allocated to a “Booster Fund” which can be used to boost the jackpot prize.
The figures for the estimated prize are just a guide, and the actual amount varies according to the total in the prize fund and the number of winners for each prize. (Estimated prizes as per reverse of UK playslip)
If the jackpot is not won, it rolls over to the following week.
Effective 7th November 2009 new rules were put in place regarding rollovers. See: http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/help/abouteuromillions/gameprocedures.ftl Prior to this date the jackpot could rollover up to 11 times. If there were no jackpot winner(s) in this rollover, then the jackpot would be distributed to the next prize level with winners.
The new rules introduced the jackpot Pool Cap. When the jackpot reaches or exceeds €185,000,000, the jackpot will remain at €185,000,000 and any additional prize money rolled over will be added to the jackpot pool for the next lower prize level (5 main numbers + 1 Lucky Star). If the €185,000,000 jackpot is not won, the jackpot will be increased by €5,000,000 each week until it is won, and again any additional prize money will be added to the jackpot pool for the next lower prize level.
Those rules were updated in January 2012. Read our jackpot update to get up-to-date with the new rules.
Super Draws & Event draws
Super Draws and Event draws are special drawings when the jackpot is set to a guaranteed amount (often €100 million or €130 million at times), regardless of the expected jackpot. 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). 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).
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