EuroMillions

  • Founding countries (February 2004)
  • Accession countries (October 2004)

Euro Millions is a multi-state lottery, which can be played in some European countries since the 13th February 2004. Countries participating in the European lottery so far, are Spain, France, UK, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland.

It is a European co-operation of the various national lotteries that operate jointly EUR million. The result is that a larger number can be reached at people ( the population of all participating countries includes approximately 218 million inhabitants) and it is possible to offer higher jackpots.

In the euro millions lottery are 5 selected from the numbers 1 to 50 and 2 out of 11 star numbers. The game formula is accordingly "5 out of 50 plus 2 out of 11 ". The probability of winning depends among other things on this game formula and not on the number of players. A jackpot of multi-state lottery is usually higher than one of the state lotteries such as 6 out of 49 since February 17, 2012 income limits are fixed. The upper limit is now at 190 million euros. The limitation works in such a way that in the first round, in which the upper income limit is reached, any amount beyond that is fed to the next lower prize category. If payment is not won in the first place, so this sum for the next drawing remains. Used in the following round in which the winnings again the same as in the drawing above, no winner is determined in the first rank, then there is a so-called " roll-down ". This means that the gain of the first order is distributed to the next rank. The principle of " rolling Downs " will take place from February 21, 2012. After rolling down the subsequent profits of the first rank once again start at 15 million euros.

The draw of the Euro millions lottery numbers is the same for all participating countries and takes place every week on Tuesdays and Fridays at 21:30 clock in Paris. A completed Tip field, ie 5 numbers and 2 star numbers, costs an amount of 2.00 euros, composed in Austria from the wager in the amount of 1.49 Euro and an administration fee of 0.51 €. Half of the amount of 2.00 euros will be distributed to the winners in the various income classes again. EUR million can not be played in Germany, because the German state lotteries have not joined the network of Euro millions. Online game deals in Germany are organized only by private companies that have covered the risk of paying out huge profits either by insurance or not.

Income classes

In the euro millions lottery there are 13 different income classes to which the prize money will be distributed. For a profit in the lowest income class 2 correct numbers are needed. For the jackpot 5 right and 2 correct star numbers are required.

Odds

The chances of winning at Euro Millions are often lower than in national lotteries such as 6 out of 49, while still providing the European lottery also significantly higher profits. In the table below, the odds are ever listed by rank.

From the calculated in the table odds, the odds can be calculated if all possible 116531800 EUR million variants were delivered to Lotto Tips equally often.

Super Jackpots

Since 2007, Super Jackpots are generally set twice a year. On the following days they were played:

  • February 9, 2007 ( 100 million euros );
  • September 28, 2007 ( 130 million euros );
  • February 8, 2008 ( 130 million euros );
  • September 26, 2008 ( 130 million euros );
  • March 6, 2009 ( 100 million euros );
  • September 18, 2009 ( 100 million euros );
  • February 5, 2010 ( 100 million euros );
  • October 1, 2010 ( 100 million euros );
  • 10 May 2011 ( 100 million euros );
  • October 4, 2011 ( 100 million euros );
  • September 28, 2012 ( 100 million euros );
  • March 22, 2013 ( 100 million euros );
  • June 7, 2013 ( 100 million euros );
  • November 15, 2013 ( 100 million euros );
  • March 7, 2014 ( 100 million euros ).

Peak gains

The first record sum of over € 115.4 million won the Irish Dolores McNamara on 29 July 2005. February 3, 2006, three winners shared the record jackpot of 183 million euros after the first rank was eleven draws long unoccupied. Two French and a Portuguese each received € 61,191,026. In order not to let the jackpot rise further, saw the game rules prior to the period 2006 to 2009 that the jackpot will be split according to the twelfth draw on the next occupied rank. This happened for the first time on 17 November 2006, after around 183 million euros had accumulated in the jackpot. The total was distributed among the winners of the second rank (there were therefore 20 winners of each 9.6 million euros ). The highest ever jackpot of 190 million euros cracked on August 10, 2012, the couple Bayford from England, but "only" 148.6 million pounds came because of the weakness of the euro to be paid. The second highest jackpot of 185 million euros ( 161.6 million pounds ) cracked on 12 July 2011, the couple Weir from Scotland. Each cracked French on November 13, 2012 the jackpot with 169.8 million euros, 13 September 2011 at around 162.3 million euros and 29 March 2013, approximately 132.5 million euros. An anonymous retarded British player was on 8 October 2010 the jackpot of around 129.8 million euros (113 million pounds ) and the Englishman Trotter could pocket the jackpot of nearly 129.4 million euros (108 million pounds ) on March 14, 2014. Before that came on 8 May 2009 a Spaniard to a single profit of 126.2 million euros. Other individual prizes were distributed to the Englishman Dawes on May 13, 2011 in the amount of 121 million euros to the Spaniard Delgado Rodríguez and on October 7, 2011 in the amount of 117.7 million euros ( 101.2 million pounds).

The biggest peak gains in German-speaking countries amounted to:

  • 93,948,087 euros on August 23, 2013 in Valais in Switzerland, but less than 25 % taxes;
  • 65,793,284 euros on 27 September 2013 Luxembourg;
  • 55,609,411 euros on 16 May 2008 in Carinthia in Austria.

Big jackpots

SJ: set starting jackpot ( super jackpot )

AR2: Distribution in the 2nd Prize Category

Zy: y is the number of contractions from the start jackpot

Difference between euro and euro millions jackpot

The two European lotteries are very similar in gameplay. The biggest difference is that be considered in EUR million 2 out of 11 star numbers in Euro jackpot as compared to there are 2 of 8 euros numbers. Compared to Euro million take at Euro jackpot lottery with the exception of Spain only other countries participate. The participating countries include in addition to Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Slovenia and Spain, which have a total of 245 million inhabitants. Also the height of the jackpots is different. Thus, the minimum jackpot is € jackpot at 10 million euros and a maximum of 90 million euros, the amount of the starting jackpots at € million at 15 million euros and the maximum highest jackpot at 190 million euros.

The large multi-state lotteries compared to national state lotteries very high jackpots but also lower profit opportunities, the product range is also increasingly diversified and additional listings come on the market.

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