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Which Are the EuroMillions Participating Countries?
EuroMillions is a multistate lottery played in a total of nine European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Europe’s most popular lotto game, the EuroMillions, offers appealing jackpots that start at €170 Lakh and can grow up to €25 Crore on its two weekly draws happening on Tuesday and Friday.
In this article you will find out all about the regional differences of the EuroMillions lottery, the special features available in each participating country and the top jackpots.
1. France EuroMillions & My Million
France is one of the first three participating countries in the EuroMillions lottery as the official French Lottery operator – La Française des Jeux is one of the game’s founding partners. The FDJ, UK’s Camelot, and Spain’s Loterias y Apuestas del Estado joined forces back in 2004 to create a pan-European lottery that would offer bigger prizes and more exciting draws than the national lotteries. The idea itself was born long before the first EuroMillions draw – in the 90s, but it became reality only in 2004, with the participation of only three national lottery operators at first, but the EuroMillions family got bigger and bigger.
The Française des Jeux is in charge of the EuroMillions operations in France, Monaco, the overseas territories, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. In French Polynesia, the responsibility of the EuroMillions operations fall to the Pacifique des Jeux. The jackpot is also expressed in different currencies depending on the territories: euros for France and the overseas departments and CFP francs for French Polynesia.
France is also the host of the bi-weekly EuroMillions draws taking place at the National Lottery’s headquarters at Boulogne Billancourt. Since 2012, the EuroMillions draw is also broadcast on TF1.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in France
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€22,00,00,000
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21, 26, 31, 34, 49
Lucky Stars 02 & 05
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October 15, 2021
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€20,00,00,000
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6, 9, 13, 24, 41
Lucky Stars 3 & 12
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December 11, 2020
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€16,98,37,010
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11, 16, 21, 24, 29
Lucky Stars 2 & 6
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November 13, 2012
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€16,22,56,622
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9, 28, 30, 32, 49
Lucky Stars 9 & 10
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September 13, 2011
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€15,71,70,843
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4, 8, 10, 33, 46
Lucky Stars 8 & 11
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September 1, 2020
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€13,24,86,744
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13, 30, 43, 44, 46
Lucky Stars 5 & 9
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March 29, 2013
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€10,18,35,641
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3, 5, 22, 40, 42
Lucky Stars 3 & 10
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December 21, 2012
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€10,00,00,000
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6, 16, 30, 38, 41
Lucky Stars 2 & 4
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September 18, 2009
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My Million Raffle
Since February 2014, the French lottery operator Française des Jeux offers also a raffle (My Million), which makes a guaranteed millionaire with each time EuroMillions draw. All EuroMillions tickets purchased in France get printed with an alphanumeric code automatically generated by the terminal. The owner of the ticket on which the winning My Million code is printed wins €10 Lakh.
The Etoile+ Additional Draw
The France EuroMillions hosts a supplementary draw called Etoile+, which offers lottery players the chance to win some extra prizes. To play Etoile+, players must pay an additional €1.00 fee. Then, if they match some of the EuroMillions winning numbers and Lucky Stars, they are entitled to a proportion of the prize pool for this supplementary draw. With Etoile+, the winners of the secondary prizes in the EuroMillions can win additional prizes, and all by guessing the same numbers. In the table below, you can see the main prizes in Etoile+.
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5 + 1 Lucky Star
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1 in 69,91,908
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0.67%
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4 + 2 Lucky Stars
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1 in 6,21,503
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0.08%
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4 + 1 Lucky Star
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1 in 31,075
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0.17%
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3 + 2 Lucky Stars
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1 in 14,125
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0.17%
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2 + 2 Lucky Stars
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1 in 986
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0.58%
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3 + 1 Lucky Star
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1 in 706
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0.67%
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1 + 2 Lucky Stars
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1 in 188
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2.33%
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0 + 2 Lucky Stars
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1 in 115
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15%
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2 + 1 Lucky Star
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1 in 49
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6.83%
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0 + 1 Lucky Star
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1 in 6
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73.5%
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Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from France
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France is the leading country when it comes to jackpot winners, with a total of 119 lucky players (in 2022) who scooped the European lottery’s top prize.
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The largest jackpot won in France was worth €22 Crore, and it was cashed in by a player from Tahiti on October 15, 2021. However, this young lady chose to remain anonymous.
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The best known players from France are the inhabitants of Venelle, in Bouches-du-Rhône, who played together as a syndicate and won the €10 Crore EuroMillions SuperDraw jackpot on September 18, 2009.
2. UK EuroMillions & Millionaire Maker
The United Kingdom is another one of the EuroMillions pillars, and also the country hosting the best known EuroMillions jackpot winners. Names like the Bayfords, Neil Trotter, Jane Park, and Matt Myles often make the newspapers’ headlines.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in the UK
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€23,00,00,000
(£14,86,56,000)
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06, 23, 27, 40, 41
Lucky Stars 02 & 12
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July 19, 2022
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€21,58,00,000
(£14,86,56,000)
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03, 25, 27, 28, 29
Lucky Stars 04 & 09
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May 10, 2022
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€19,30,00,000
(£17,18,15,000)
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14, 15, 22, 35, 48
Lucky Stars 03 & 08
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September 23, 2022
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€19,00,00,000
(£17,02,21,000)
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07, 10, 15, 44, 49
Lucky Stars 03 & 12
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October 8, 2019
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€21,00,00,000
(£14,86,56,000)
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03, 25, 27, 28, 29
Lucky Stars 4 & 9
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August 8, 2010
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€18,50,00,000
(£16,16,53,000)
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17, 19, 38, 42, 45
Lucky Stars 9 & 10
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July 12, 2011
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€13,89,21,740
(£12,34,58,008)
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25, 27, 39, 42, 46
Lucky Stars 11 & 12
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June 11, 2019
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€13,80,00,000
(£ 12,12,72,000)
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20, 23, 28, 30, 44
Lucky Stars 3 & 7
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April 24, 2018
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€13,00,00,000
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3, 12, 15, 25, 43
Lucky Stars 10 & 11
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June 2, 2023
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€12,98,18,431
(£11,30,19,926)
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9, 30, 35, 39, 46
Lucky Stars 6 & 8
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October 10, 2010
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€12,93,84,564
(£10,79,32,603.20)
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6, 24, 25, 27, 30
Lucky Stars 5 & 9
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March 14, 2014
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€11,77,05,979
(£10,12,03,600)
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18, 26, 34, 38, 42
Lucky Stars 5 & 8
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October 10, 2011
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Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from the UK
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UK is on the same first position when it comes to how many EuroMillions jackpots the Brits scooped (over 120 winners), but it is home to some of the biggest winners, including the famous ones such as Adrian and Gillian Bayford who took home a record amount of €19 Crore in August 2012, or Colin and Chris Weir, whose cashed in €18,5 Crore in 2011 and the amazing couple from Gloucestershire, Jess & Joe Thwaite that scooped 21 Crore on May 10, 2022!
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The first British big win in EuroMillions happened in 2007, when a jackpot of £350 Lakh went to Angela Kelly, a 40-year-old former Royal Mail postal administrator.
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The UK is home to 4 of EuroMillions jackpot records - the €19,00,00,000 prizes won in October 2019 and August 2012 & the 21,00,00,000 euros prize in May 2022 as well as the €23 Crore prize scooped on July 19, 2022.
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The UK is also home to one of the biggest EuroMillions lottery winning syndicate of all time – the Magnificent Seven, a group of seven Hewlett-Packard employees from Liverpool, who took home £450 Lakh back in 2010.
Millionaire Maker Raffle
The UK was the first EuroMillions participating country to add a raffle to the draws of the most popular lottery in Europe. The Millionaire Maker Raffle was launched in 2009, the first code being drawn on November 13 that year.
Two years later, the UK National Lottery decided to mark the holiday season with a special event called the Millionaire Month. A total of 50 millionaires were minted between November 25 and December 23, 2011, each one scooping an awesome £10 Lakh prize. In 2012, the same raffle had a special way of celebrating the Olympic Games in London, making 100 millionaires in one single night. This marked a new world record for the most millionaires made in one night.
On May 31, 2013, the £10 Lakh Every Month for a Year event took place. Instead of the prize being worth £10 Lakh, this draw offers one lucky player a prize of £120 Lakh, paid in twelve £10 Lakh monthly installments. In July the same year, another 100 Millionaires draw was held.
The year 2014 marked a name change, the raffle switching its name from Millionaire Raffle to Millionaire Maker, the possibility to add non-cash prizes being added. This is how the Mega Friday, currently known as the Mega Week was born.
The Mega Week Raffle
A special addition to the UK raffles, Mega Week is a special draw held in the last week of each month, on both Tuesday’s and Friday’s draws. The Mega Week adds various luxury non-cash prizes, which usually consist of exotic holidays, to the £10 Lakh prize delivered within the Millionaire Maker raffle on every draw. Whether it is a ski vacation in the French Alps, a beach holiday on a Caribbean island or a stylish city break, Mega Week is certainly spicing up the world of the EuroMillions raffles.
EuroMillions HotPicks
HotPicks is a supplementary game in the UK EuroMillions that takes place on both Tuesday and Friday draws. EuroMillions players can enter HotPicks to win prizes up to £10 Lakh. There are 5 play formats in HotPicks and each of them costs £1.50/line: Pick 1, Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 5. Players can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 numbers from 1 to 50 to enter the draw.
The 5 numbers in HotPicks are the main numbers in the EuroMillions, but the HotPicks prizes are separate from those in the EuroMillions. Players who choose Pick 1 must match 1 number from the 5 drawn EuroMillions numbers to win the HotPicks prize. Please note that players who enter Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4, or Pick 5 must guess both, and respectively all 3, 4, or 5 numbers to win the HotPicks prizes. If you play Pick 3 in HotPicks, but only guess 2 numbers, you will not win any prize. In the table below, you can see the prize divisions in the EuroMillions HotPicks:
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Pick 1
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1 number
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1 in 10
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£10
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Pick 2
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2 numbers
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1 in 123
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£100
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Pick 3
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3 numbers
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1 in 1,960
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£1,500
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Pick 4
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4 numbers
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1 in 46,060
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£30,000
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Pick 5
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5 numbers
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1 in 21,18,760
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£10,00,000
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3. Spain EuroMillions & El Millón Raffle
Spain’s official lottery operator - Loteria de Apuestas is in charge of the EuroMillions draws for Spain and Andorra. Spain was one of the founding EuroMillions countries. The game is known locally under the name of EuroMillones.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Spain
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€19,00,00,000
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1, 9, 15, 19, 25
Lucky Stars 1 & 7
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October 6, 2017
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€14,45,42,315
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12, 16, 23, 33, 41
Lucky Stars 8 & 10
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July 7, 2020
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€13,73,13,501
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16, 18, 22, 28, 46
Lucky Stars 9 & 11
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June 13, 2014
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€13,00,00,00
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9, 15, 17, 25, 40
Lucky Stars 3 & 9
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February 7, 2020
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€13,00,00,00
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19, 23, 34, 37, 45
Lucky Stars 1 & 7
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September 25, 2020
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€12,62,31,764
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4, 23, 24, 29, 31
Lucky Stars 8 & 9
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May 8, 2009
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€12,10,19,633
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9, 11, 17, 36, 47
Lucky Stars 1 & 2
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May 13, 2011
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€10,76,83,454
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13, 14, 17, 26, 28
Lucky Stars 2 & 7
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July 19, 2019
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Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from Spain
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Spain is one of the luckiest EuroMillions countries in point of jackpot winners, with over 102 jackpots scooped as of 2022. However,not too many stories about Spanish winners have surfaced since Spain allows its luckiest to remain anonymous. Spain is also home to one of the record jackpot winners. A lucky ticket holder from Gran Canaria pocketed €19 Crore in October 2017, when a SuperDraw followed by a rollover streak made the EuroMillions jackpot reach its cap.
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Francisco Delgado Rodriguez's story is probably the best known one. He scooped €12.1 Crore in May 2011, and decided to make his identity public. The consequences didn't wait to appear, and it all went down to the bankruptcy of his family business and having to leave town. However, the door of his baker became a pilgrimage place. People would come touch it in the hope this brought them luck.
El Millón Raffle
Since September 2016, the Spanish Lottery also holds a raffle – El Millón, which distributes €10 Lakh prizes every Friday. The EuroMillions tickets purchased in Spain for the draws of Tuesday and Friday get an automatic alpha-numeric code. The ticket matching the respective Friday’s winning code get the €10 Lakh prize. The draw can be watched live on TVE2.
4. Ireland EuroMillions
Ireland participates in the EuroMillions draws thanks to the UK National Lottery. Irish participants can watch the draw live on TGA. Besides the original EuroMillions game, Ireland offers a supplementary draw called EuroMillions Plus, which gives Irish fans of the pan-European lottery the chance to win more prizes with their EuroMillions numbers. When purchasing a EuroMillions ticket, Irish players can decide whether to play also EuroMillions Plus. During the draw, five numbers are randomly picked and prizes are awarded to players whose original EuroMillions numbers match 3 or more of the five EuroMillions Plus numbers drawn.
The Irish version of EuroMillions is very similar, in point of format, to the multi-national lottery, but it does not have the Lucky Stars. This makes the odds of winning a prize much higher. There are three prize tiers with a guaranteed top prize of €5,00,000 for those who match the 5 main numbers.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Ireland
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€17,54,75,380
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1, 8, 18, 19, 39
Lucky Stars 7 & 9
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February 19, 2019
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€11,54,36,126
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3, 19, 26, 49, 50
Lucky Stars 4 & 5
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July 29, 2005
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€9,39,68,807
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4, 5, 13, 27, 35
Lucky Stars 1 & 2
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June 25, 2013
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€8,85,87,275
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1, 5, 7, 17, 23
Lucky Stars 3 & 8
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January 24, 2017
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€8,67,32,923
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6, 8, 34, 38, 48
Lucky Stars 3 & 9
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September 9, 2014
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€6,61,88,316
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1, 5, 23, 29, 32
Lucky Stars 1 & 7
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January 21, 2016
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€3,89,06,715
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4, 8, 22, 23, 48
Lucky Stars 1 & 12
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December 29, 2017
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Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from Ireland
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Ireland's biggest EuroMillions winners are a family syndicate from Naul, a small town in North County Dublin. They collected their €17.5 Crore jackpot the day after the draw, but they decided to remain anonymous. In spite of that, the entire town of Naul is in a frenzy about the huge win.
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Ireland's biggest EuroMillions winner is Dolores McNamara of Garryowen, Limerick, who pocketed a € 11.5 Crore jackpot back in July 2005. She has worked hard all her life until the day she won the lottery, when she offered herself a luxurious villa. Dolores McNamara became a media star at that time as Ireland was very proud to be home to such an amazing win at the EuroMillions.
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Another Irish EuroMillions winners the international media wrote a lot about is Margaret Loughrey, who scooped £270 Lakh in 2013. The 48-year-old unemployed woman decided to use her win to support various causes, and help create jobs for the local community. However, two years later, she was being convicted for having assaulted a taxi driver, ordered to complete 150 hours of community service, and to pay £559 as damages and a £200 compensation.
5. Austria EuroMillions
EuroMillions fans from Austria can also purchase official tickets to the pan-european lottery offline as the Österreichische Lotterien is one of the organizing partners. The game is known as Euro Millionen in this country. The draw can be watched live on ORF2 and the winning numbers can be checked online soon after the draw. One important detail: in Austria, lottery winnings are not taxable, being paid out to the ticket owner without deductions. This rule apply to every Austrian lotto game, so you should try your luck by playing the Austria Lotto, as well.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Austria
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€24,00,00,000
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17, 30, 42, 48, 50
Lucky Stars 4 & 8
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Dec. 8, 2023
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€5,56,09,411
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6, 9, 15, 25, 38
Lucky Stars 4 & 9
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May 16, 2008
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€5,43,04,297
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4, 7, 11, 34, 47
Lucky Stars 7 & 8
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August 19, 2014
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€5,00,00,000
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13, 17, 19, 25, 35
Lucky Stars 7 & 8
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March 6, 2009
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€4,62,58,004
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12, 18, 19, 43, 49
Lucky Stars 3 & 9
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March 5, 2010
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€4,55,66,998
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17, 25, 35, 39, 44
Lucky Stars 2 & 5
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May 8, 2018
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€4,54,47,459
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5, 14, 28, 30, 47
Lucky Stars 4 & 11
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September 4, 2018
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The Österreich Bonus Raffle
Added on July 13, 2018, the Österreich Bonus Raffle offers a €1,00,000 prize. There is one raffle prize for each Austria EuroMillions draw and it goes to the player who matches the winning code. As for the other raffles in the EuroMillions series, players are not required to match any of the winning numbers to win the Bonus raffle, which makes it yet another good reason to play EuroMillions with tickets purchased in Austria!
Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from Austria
6. Portugal EuroMillions
In Portugal, the EuroMillions lottery is known as Euromilhões and is operated by Depatamento de Jogo. Draws are broadcast on TVI. Portugal is home to one of the record jackpots worth €19 Crore, but no details are known regarding the identity of the winner as Portuguese winners are allowed to remain anonymous.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Portugal
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€19,00,00,000
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3, 9, 20, 30, 42
Lucky Stars 1 & 6
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October 24, 2014
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€16,35,53,041
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4, 30, 34, 46, 49
Lucky Stars 7 & 8
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November 20, 2015
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€10,07,79,289
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8, 19, 20, 29, 44
Lucky Stars 3 & 8
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January 17, 2020
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€5,56,09,411
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6, 9, 15, 25, 38
Lucky Stars 4 & 9
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May 16, 2008
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€5,43,04,297
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4, 7, 11, 34, 47
Lucky Stars 7 & 8
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August 19, 2014
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€5,00,00,000
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13, 17, 19, 25, 35
Lucky Stars 3 & 9
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March 6, 2009
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7. Belgium EuroMillions
In Belgium, EuroMillions is operated by three official institutions: Loterie Nationale SA in the French speaking part of the country, Nationallotterie AG in the German speaking side, and Nationale Loterij NV in the Dutch speaking regions. The draw is broadcast live on RTBF1 in French and on VRT TV1 in Dutch.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Belgium
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€16,80,85,323
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5, 12, 20, 24, 37
Lucky Stars 4 & 11
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October 11, 2016
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€15,38,73,716
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8, 10, 24, 33, 42
Lucky Stars 3 & 9
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June 2, 2017
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€14,49,66,361
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11, 13, 24, 35, 50
Lucky Stars 6 & 11
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June 2, 2017
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€13,00,00,000
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14, 29, 31, 33, 37
Lucky Stars 1 & 2
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September 29, 2008
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€10,78,39,228
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16, 23, 42, 43, 49
Lucky Stars 10 & 12
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August 21, 2018
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€10,00,00,000
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6, 9, 13, 28, 37
Lucky Stars 4 & 5
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February 9, 2007
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€9,39,68,807
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4, 5, 13, 27, 35
Lucky Stars 1 & 2
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June 25, 2013
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€7,90,26,422
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5, 11, 22, 34, 40
Lucky Stars 9 & 11
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June 8, 2012
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Fun Facts about EuroMillions Winners from Belgium
- A lucky ticket holder from from Schaerbeek, in the Brussels-Capital Region won the 8th largest EuroMillions jackpot to date (June 2020) – €16.8 Crore. He preferred to remain anonymous, but the media did find out a few details about this 45-year-old father of four: he loves football, Robert De Niro films, and cooking with fish. A man of Albanian origin, he was described by his neighbors as a friendly person. He told the Belgian National Lottery officials that he would continue to play EuroMillions and that he was planning to share his win with people in need.
8. Luxembourg EuroMillions
As one of the EuroMillions participating countries, Luxembourg has its share of euro lottery exciting as well. The draw is broadcast on RTL Lux. The first EuroMillions jackpot winner appeared on September 27, 2013, scooping a € 6,57,93,284 win. The second one pocketed €3,16,66,941 on January 9, 2015. These were the only three EuroMillions jackpots won to date with tickets purchased in Luxembourg.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Luxembourg
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€6,57,93,284
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11, 15, 38, 41, 43
Lucky Stars 2 & 6
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September 27, 2013
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€3,16,66,941
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6, 21, 24, 32, 45
Lucky Stars 1 & 11
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January 9, 2015
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€2,86,01,720
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3, 4, 6, 9, 24
Lucky Stars 5 & 8
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January 24, 2020
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9. Switzerland EuroMillions
In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, there are two official operators managing the EuroMillions draws: La Loterie Romande in the French speaking part of the country and Swisslos in the German speaking side. The draw is broadcast in French on RTS Deux.
Top EuroMillions Jackpots Won in Switzerland
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€21,00,00,000
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6, 12, 22, 29, 33
Lucky Stars 6 & 11
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February 26, 2021
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€16,24,03,002
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7, 17, 29, 37, 45
Lucky Stars 3 & 11
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October 2, 2018
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€13,53,46,147
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8, 15, 30, 38, 46
Lucky Stars 4 & 7
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December 19, 2017
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€9,39,48,087
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1, 6, 26, 30, 37
Lucky Stars 5 & 8
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August 23, 2013
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€7,61,19,641
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1, 29, 33, 45, 47
Lucky Stars 4 & 8
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April 6, 2018
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€6,79,39,184
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1, 4, 18, 23, 30
Lucky Stars 3 & 7
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November 11, 2011
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€6,40,40,749
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7, 11, 25, 31, 50
Lucky Stars 1 & 3
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April 8, 2005
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€6,02,98,933
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12, 15, 28, 30, 44
Lucky Stars 8 & 9
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February 19, 2013
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€3,42,04,133
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7, 9, 18, 35, 43
Lucky Stars 5 & 7
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July 7, 2006
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Can I play EuroMillions if I do not live in one of the participating countries?
This is probably one of the questions on anyone’s mind... The answer is YES! EuroMillions fans from non-participating countries can still try their luck at the mouth-watering jackpots displayed by the European lottery from India or any other geographical location, using our platform LottoSmile. Anything is possible! So, follow your dream and play EuroMillions from wherever you are! You can even try out other European lotteries. For instance, you can buy EuroJackpot tickets or try your luck at the Italy SuperEnalotto to expand your experience even further.
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