The EuroMillions lottery is one of the best ways to turn yourself from rags to riches! Give yourself the upper hand by reading our comprehensive guide to EuroMillions and gather all the information you need on the most popular pan-European lottery.
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EuroMillions is what everyone is talking about! After incredible jackpots won in 2019, EuroMillions raised their already enormous jackpot cap from €190 million to €200 Million.
What Is the EuroMillions Lottery?
EuroMillions is a transnational European lottery with draws held every Tuesday and Friday. Players pick 5 main numbers (1-50) and 2 Lucky Stars (1-12), players can win a jackpot that starts at €17,000,000 and can climb as high as the jackpot cap of €190,000,000, as well as prizes in 12 other prize divisions.
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What Are EuroMillions Superdraws?
From time to time, the EuroMillions announces a special EuroMillions Superdraw, which replaces the jackpot at the time and instead takes place with a starting guaranteed jackpot of €100 million. The Superdraw is played in exactly the same manner as the regular EuroMillions lottery – players pick 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Stars. If not won, the Superdraw jackpot rolls over and continues to climb as high as its cap of €190 million, similar to the regular EuroMillions. The jackpot, if still not won, remains at that amount for a maximum of four drawings.
History of the EuroMillions Lottery
The EuroMillions lottery was launched in February 2004 by three participating countries: France, Spain and the UK. Just a few months later (on 8 September 2004, to be precise), six more countries joined the fold: Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. The very first EuroMillions draw took place on 13 February 2004. On that opening night a French lottery player managed to scoop up the first EuroMillions jackpot in history.
In November 2009, the EuroMillions lottery introduced an upper limit to its jackpot prize. First this limit was set at €185 million and every time the jackpot had a winner, the future limit would be €5 million higher. The first time this happened was in July 2011, when a British couple won the €185 million EuroMillions jackpot. The EuroMillions jackpot cap was then increased by €5 million to €190 million.
EuroMillions introduced a Tuesday night draw in May 2011. At that time, changes were also made to the game format. A new winning category was introduced for players who correctly match two main numbers and the guessing range of the Lucky Star numbers was increased from 9 to 11 numbers. To promote the changes, EuroMillions organised the first of its legendary Superdraws.
Starting from 24 September 2016, the Lucky Stars numbers were increased to a pool of 12 numbers and the guaranteed EuroMillions jackpot was increased to €17 million. The rule regarding the jackpot cap was amended to state that the maximum jackpot of €190 million would remain for up to four draws and if not won, that amount would be divided up between the winner(s) in the next highest winning prize category.
Following a string of huge jackpots, EuroMillions decided that starting 1 February 2020, the €190 million would be boosted to a staggering €250 million! Under the new format, the jackpot will rollover until it reaches €200 million. After the cap has been reached, the jackpot can roll over another 5 times, increasing by €10 million each time until it reaches the absolute maximum of €250 million, which will then be split amongst the winners of the next highest prize category if not won. This big change comes right on the heels of SuperEnalotto’s €209 million jackpot, which broke all European jackpot records!