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A single player from Belgium scooped the massive
€100 million Euromillions superdraw jackpot
in the draw held on 9 February. The jackpot
fund, which equated to around £66 million,
was on offer to mark the third birthday of the
Euromillions lottery which was launched in February
2004.
The €100 million jackpot was immune from
the usual rollover rule, and this meant that
it would have been distributed to second prize
tier winners if no top prize winner was found.
Many players entered thinking that the jackpot
would prove to be as elusive as usual, and roll
down to lesser prize winners, but as it turned
out this wasn't the case - presumably to the
extreme delight of the lucky Belgian winner.
Although the €100 million jackpot is right
up there at the top of the league as far as
Euromillions jackpot payouts are concerned,
it still leaves Dolores McNamara holding the
record for the biggest individual Euromillions
win, because she landed a prize of €115
million in 1995. The biggest Euromillions jackpot
overall was €183,573,077, and this was
shared by three winners in February 2006.
The player from Belgium matched all five main
numbers (14, 16, 30, 36, 46) and both lucky
star numbers (2 and 8) to win the third birthday
prize. The odds of them doing this were just
1 in 76,275,360, but such mathematical probabilities
are likely nothing but a talking point to the
individual who was lucky enough to beat them.
No details of the winner have yet been released,
but we think it's a fairly safe bet to say that
they're happy with the result!
With the third birthday celebrations now over,
the jackpot for the next Euromillions draw on
Friday 16 February stands at €15 million,
and the normal rollover rule comes back into
play.
12 February, 2007
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