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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 Allwyn .
On 31 July 2005, Dolores McNamara, a part-time cleaning lady from Limerick, won a EuroMillions jackpot of €115 million, at the time the largest lottery prize ever won in Europe. [82] On 19 February 2019, a family syndicate from North Dublin won a €175 million jackpot, which holds the record for Ireland's largest ever lottery win.
EuroMillions Ireland: 1 29 July 2005 Won by Dolores McNamara; [73] largest single jackpot win of Ireland €102.2m EuroMillions United Kingdom: 2 [74] 6 November 2009 Won by Les Scadding and a syndicate of 7 call center workers [68] €100.0m EuroMillions Belgium: 1 [75] 9 February 2007 Largest single jackpot win of Belgium is 168m €100.0m ...
The first French lottery was created by King Francis I in or around 1505. After that first attempt, lotteries were forbidden for two centuries. They reappeared at the end of the 17th century, as a "public lottery" for the Paris municipality (called Loterie de L'Hotel de Ville) and as "private" ones for religious orders, mostly for nuns in convents.
La Française des Jeux (FDJ, French pronunciation: [la fʁɑ̃sɛz de ʒø]) is the operator of France's and the Republic of Ireland's [1] national lottery games, and the title sponsor of the FDJ cycling team. The name of the company loosely translates as The French Company of Games. The company was previously owned and operated by the French ...
As a couple from Gloucester are revealed as the winners of the EuroMillions £184 million jackpot, experts share their tips for managing a fortune.
A number of countries conduct games designated national lottery (in the singular), or national lotteries (in the plural), see Countries with a national lottery National lottery may also refer to: The National Lottery Awards , Annual awards issued to National Lottery Good Causes projects in the United Kingdom
In June 2009, Scadding and his wife won UK£45.5 million (equivalent to £63.8 million in 2023) through the lottery EuroMillions. At that time, it was the largest single lottery win in the United Kingdom, exceeding a 2007 win of £35 million (equivalent to £54.7 million in 2023), by a person in Scotland. [2]