Euromillions Lottery
European Lotto
The links at
the bottom of the page aim to guide you through all areas of the Euromillions
lottery. You will therefore be able to gain a very good understanding of
this pan-European, tax-free lottery prior to selecting your playing option.
The
Euromillions lottery or Euro lottery, as it is often referred to, was launched
on the 7th of February 2004 with the first lotto draw taking place
the following week in Paris on Friday the 13th of February.
Initially, it
was only the UK, France and Spain who participated in this European lotto but on
the 8th of October 2004 a further six countries signed up giving a
grand total of 9 participating nations. These are:
UK
(The UK National Lottery)
France
(La Francaise des Jeux)
Spain
(Loterias y Apuestas del Estado)
Austria
(Austrian State Lottery)
Belgium
(Loterie Nationale de Belgique)
Ireland
(Irish Lotto)
Luxembourg (Loterie Nationale of Luxembourg)
Portugal
(Portuguese Lottery - Campiao)
Switzerland (Swiss Lotto)
The
Euromillions lottery offers a substantial starting jackpot of £11 million
(15 million). This is possible because the prize fund is made up from a
percentage of Euro Millions ticket sales from all the nine member countries.
The expansion
of the European Union over recent years will inevitably lead to a greater number
of countries signing up to the Euromillions lottery draw. This will clearly
lead to greater ticket sales which in turn will result in a more substantial
prize fund and even greater jackpots.
If the winning
Euromillions lottery jackpot numbers are not matched in a given week, the prize
rolls over to the following week giving rise to even greater jackpots. These
rollovers are common place with jackpots regularly exceeding the £11 million
(15 millions) starting level. On the 3rd of February 2006, after
rolling over 11 times, the European lotto jackpot of over £125 million (170
million) was shared between three individual lottery ticket holders, making it
Europes largest ever lottery win.
Below you will
find links to more specific areas of the Euromillions lottery. I trust that you
will find everything here that you are looking for.
Wishing you
the very best of luck in the next Euromillions lottery draw!
Euromillions Rules
Euro
Millions Prizes
Euro
Millions Numbers
Euromillions Statistics
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