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EuroMillions [a] is a transnational lottery that requires seven correct numbers to win the jackpot, which consists of 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Star Numbers. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France 's Française des Jeux , Spain 's Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the United Kingdom 's Camelot group (now part of Allwyn ).
€240.0 million (US$258.3 million/£205.8 million) was the largest jackpot in the Euromillions history in the pan-European EuroMillions , won on 8 December 2023, the ticket was sold in Austria. [78] £195.7 million was the largest prize won by a British winner in the pan-European EuroMillions in sterling currency, won on 19 July 2022. [78]
The second largest jackpot was set on May 20, 2022, when a 15-player syndicate from Germany won €110 million. [13] This prize was the first jackpot over €90 million to be won following Eurojackpot's rule changes in March 2022, which increased the jackpot cap to €120 million. The previous record, and cap, was 90,000,000.00 Euro.
In 2022, around 84 percent of sales were transacted through the 5,200-member retail network and 16 percent were made online. [ 3 ] National Lottery prizes are paid out as tax-free lump sums, with the top two EuroDreams prizes paid as tax-free annuities.
Switzerland: Swisslos: Swiss Lotto, EuroMillions Loterie Romande: Swiss Loto, EuroMillions, Magic 3, Magic 4, and Banco Turkey: The National Lottery Administration under the name of Milli Piyango including Çılgın Sayısal Loto(6/90), Süper Loto(6/60), Şans Topu(5/34 + 1/14), On Numara and jackpots are NO state-run company. The Milli ...
In March 2022, it was announced that the UK national lottery raised £1.84 billion for good causes from March 2021 to March 2022 in a new yearly record. [ 67 ] By 2016, the National Lottery had raised about £35 billion for 'good causes', a programme which distributes money via grants. 25% of lottery revenue goes towards the fund, along with ...
Lottery syndicates have claimed some huge prizes in recent years. The largest on record is the $218.6 million won by an anonymous Maryland-based syndicate known as the ‘Three Amigos’ in 2013.
In November 2022, Powerball set a record for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, with its 8 November 2022 draw having an estimated jackpot of US$2 billion. [39] [40] The precursor to legal lotteries were the underground "numbers game" of the 1800s, which operated out of "Policy shops" where bettors choose numbers.