Will Euro Millions stay in Britain?
Last Updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011, 15:00
It’s time for the sixth consecutive Euromillions rollover and the jackpot is up to £117 million! Right across Europe, in all nine participating countries, lottery players are queuing up at the terminals to buy lottery tickets. But where will that Euromillions jackpot end up? There are nine Euromillions countries in all, but some are luckier than others. With UK lottery players frantically buying for the draw tonight, the question on everyone’s lips is will the Euro Millions stay in Britain?
Well the only way to find that out is to tune into the draw tonight, or check back to our Euromillions results page later this evening. Of course it would be nice to see a UK lottery winner, but we’re not the only lucky Euromillions country.
The two biggest ever Euromillions Lottery prizes have gone to the UK and Spain, smashing the previous record held by Ireland. Portugal have also had a lotto Euromillions luck, with many jackpots heading there week on week. Several large Euromillions jackpots have also headed to Belgium, including one notable jackpot where the winner gave over £30 million to charity immediately.
So who knows where tonight’s Euromillions Lottery jackpot will go, but the only way to even have a chance of it ending up in your pocket is to buy lottery tickets now for the draw. A six times rollover, £117 million! It’s a mind-boggling amount of cash and in just a few hours one lucky player may be walking away with the entire lot!