Play EuroMillions Online (Outside UK) • Play Online (UK)

EuroMillions is the largest lottery in Europe for the simple reason that no less than nine countries participate. This makes jackpots truly massive, with the lowest jackpot worth no less than a whopping €15,000,000 and rollovers making many jackpots even bigger. The biggest so far exceeded £125 million! Here’s how to play:

Step 1 – Choose Your Numbers

EuroMillions lottery tickets can be purchased from any National Lottery retailer. To play you need to pick five main numbers from 1-50 and two Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 9. You select your numbers by marking them with a line, in much the same way as you play the main Lotto game. Each line costs €2 to play, which is £1.50 in the UK. There are several game boards on each play slip so you can enter the EuroMillions game several times with just one slip. You can also opt to have your numbers picked at random by marking the Lucky Dip box alongside the relevant game board.

Step 2 – Pick Your Weeks

The EuroMillions draw takes place every Friday and you can enter the same numbers for up to four consecutive draws by marking the appropriate “No. of Weeks” box on the play slip. If you have any Lucky Dip lines on a ticket that you enter for several weeks then you should bear in mind that the numbers chosen at random for the first draw will also apply to the other draws you enter.

Step 3 – Check Your Ticket

You should always check your EuroMillions ticket for errors when you receive it from the lottery retailer, and tell the retailer if there are any mistakes. Mistakes cannot be rectified after two hours of the ticket being issued or after the lottery terminal has closed, whichever occurs first. When you are satisfied that your ticket is as it should be, keep it in a safe place because anyone who has the ticket is legally allowed to claim any prize it wins – you don’t want to give away a potential fortune by losing it!

Step 4 – Check Your Numbers

When the EuroMillions draw has taken place, check your ticket to see if any of your numbers have come up. Be sure to look at both the main numbers and the Lucky Star numbers, as there are twelve prize tiers and both types of number are important. The table of winning outcomes and the odds of achieving each is presented below:

Main Numbers Matched	Lucky Stars Matched	Odds
5	2	1 in 76,275,360
5	1	1 in 5,448,240
5	0	1 in 3,632,160
4	2	1 in 339,002
4	1	1 in 24,215
4	0	1 in 16,143
3	2	1 in 7,705
3	1	1 in 551
2	2	1 in 538
3	0	1 in 367
1	2	1 in 103
2	1	1 in 39

Step 5 – Claim Your Prize

If you have won a prize then you should claim it immediately from your lottery retailer, a National Lottery Post Office or from a National Lottery Regional Office, depending on the level of the prize. It is essential to note that EuroMillions rules only allow a player to claim a win in the country that the ticket was issued. In other words, if you buy a EuroMillions ticket in the UK, you must claim your prize in the UK. This is well worth bearing in mind if you travel throughout Europe and are likely to buy tickets outside your home country.

All claims for any prize must be made within 180 days of the draw taking place. If you try to claim after 180 you will find that your prize is no longer valid and that the money you would have won has been forfeited. The moral, therefore, is to claim as soon as you realise that you have won a prize.