Euromillions
There are nine countries, all from Europe that are involved in the joint venture of Euromillions. These are Switzerland, UK, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Belgium. The very first draw was first held in France, Paris on 13 February 2004. Afterwards there have been constant Euromillions draws that have always taken place on Fridays at 9.00pm without failure until the introduction of the Tuesday draws on 10th May 2011. In this game, the odds of a player winning a prize are approximately 1:13. Initially when the Euromillions game was started, the first draw that was held in France involved only three countries: France, the UK and Spain. Compared with other lotteries, the chance of winning at least a prize in the Euromillions game are fair and because the game is divided into 13 prize tiers, your chances of winning increase.
If you think that winning a prize in this lottery is hard, then think about winning the Euromillions jackpot. This is where you have got to get at least seven numbers correct on your ticket as opposed to other lotteries, most of which look for six correct numbers. The jackpot is high in this case considering that it is being contested for across the continent, nine nations to be specific. Well, with one nation having millions of players every day, you can imagine the sheer number of people who are after the Euromillions jackpot.
Over time, there have been many lucky winners who have hit the jackpot, raking in millions. The good thing about a Euromillions jackpot is that it cannot rise above the Jackpot Pool Cap (first reached on 8th July 2011). Should the Euromillions prize fund hit the 'Jackpot Pool Cap' then funds created by tickets sales over and above this amount will be redistributed amongst the players who make it to the next winning prize tier. Five numbers have got to match and so is also one lucky star number although there have been weeks when no 5 + 1 winners have been found in which case the additional prize pool would fall to the third tier. Once the Jackpot Pool Cap, which is €190 million, has been reached, it will only stay at this amount for two consecutive draws. If by the end of the second draw no Euromillions jackpot winner has been found, the top prize in this pan-European lottery will roll down and be shared equally in the next winning prize tier.
This game is one of the most fantastic where the draw is aired live across the nine nationsinvolved and over the internet too but only for a Friday, the Tuesday draws are not shown live. You can buy Euromillions tickets online. The best thing yet about Euromillions is that it benefits very many people due to the many millions that go to the worthy causes and charities each year.