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Euro Millions Launches TonightNews Story
The first draw of a new European multi-country lottery game which offers jackpots of up to 50m takes place tonight.Tickets for the Euro Millions game have been on sale in the UK, Spain and France for the first draw which takes place in Paris tonight.The jackpot is thought to be in the region of 10m, although organizers say this will grow as time goes on.Players choose five numbers from a list of one to 50, then two numbers from one to nine from a Lucky Star panel on the play slip.It will initi
Feb 13, 2004, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Euro Millions launches new Tuesday draw with €100M jackpotNews Story
Euro Millions, the multi-country lottery game played amongst European countries, is set to implement changes to the game and launch a new weekly lottery draw on Tuesdays with a massive 100 million (US$143M) jackpot. A sales frenzy is expected for the first draw as players have just four days to buy their tickets, which went on sale yesterday. The special draw marks Euro Millions moving to twice a week, as well as other changes to the game which are designed to create bigger jackpots and mo
May 8, 2011, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Early talks for a joint Powerball-British lottery gameReply
I was really pondering the bubble aspect of it from the inevitable drop in ticket sales when people realize how few and far between the jackpots are in their area. Most people I know would not play any game after awhile if no jackpots are paid out anywhere near their area. Heck the Mega Millions has been on for comming on 13 years and the closest win to here has been about 400 miles away. Even the second prizes are few and far between. There have been two awarded around here so that is 6 1
Feb 14, 2009, 9:49 pm - Think - Lottery News

Lottery winner's first purchase: a new shower doorNews Story
A man from west Dublin, Ireland, has described winning 500,000 in the EuroMillions multi-country game as a pleasant shock . He was the sole winner of the EuroMillions Plus 500,000 top prize in last Friday's draw. EuroMillions Plus is an add-on game played only in Ireland that enters the first five numbers on your EuroMillions game ticket in a special Plus drawing held in Ireland the same evening. Adding EuroMillions Plus costs an extra 1 over the regular cost of a EuroMillions ticket. T
Jul 6, 2015, 11:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

International super lottery to create jackpots of $500 million or moreNews Story
A massive, multi-country lottery with $500 million jackpots is expected to launch within four years Camelot, operator of the United Kingdom's lottery, has been in talks with firms in 48 countries, including Australia and the US, to launch a global draw. The plans involve a monthly game creating up to 100 millionaires plus a once-a-year super prize likely to be on a holiday such as New Year. They are being drawn up in response to the public's love of big-prize draws. The National lott
Sep 12, 2008, 12:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK Lottery operator plans $500 million global lottery gameNews Story
'American states' are in talks to participate in the Christmastime mega-draw Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, is poised to launch a worldwide draw with a record jackpot of about 250m (US $500 million), now that it apparently won a new 10-year license this week. The company was named on Tuesday as the preferred bidder for a license to run from 2009, after fending off a bid from Sugal Damani, an Indian rival. It is the third victory for Camelot, which has run the l
Aug 9, 2007, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Odd Brits furious that lottery jackpot is so highNews Story
UK lottery players are calling for a boycott after there was no jackpot winner for the sixth draw in a row By Todd Northrop British media is reporting that lottery players in the United Kingdom are 'disappointed' and 'furious' that lottery jackpots in the island nation have reached record levels. Players were left disappointed after Saturday's 14.4 million (US$19.1 million) jackpot rolled over once again, as did Friday night's Euro Millions drawing. Around the world, huge lottery jac
Oct 2, 2017, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Euro Millions $39 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in FranceNews Story
One winning Euro Millions lottery ticket was sold in France for a record 33 million euros (US$39 million).Euro Millions, a multi-country lottery game currently played in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, was launched in February.Jackpots start at 15 million Euros (US$17.7 million), and grow until there is a winner.The jackpot is the only prize that is shared among all Euro Millions countries; all lower-tier prizes are determined based on the amount of sales and winning tickets within each i
May 15, 2004, 1:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

€190m EuroMillions lottery jackpot will be won tonight, no matter whatNews Story
Odds of winning slashed to 1 in 7 million The EuroMillions jackpot of 190 million (US$209 million) will have to be won on Tuesday night no matter what happens, with the odds of claiming at least a share of the top prize effectively falling from 140 million to 1 to a considerably more manageable 7 million to 1 due to a never-before enforced rule. The current jackpot has been rolling over since July 23rd and this week for the first time in the 15-year history of the game, it will have hit it
Oct 8, 2019, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

One Euro Millions lottery ticket wins €126M jackpot (US$170M)News Story
One lucky lottery ticket from Spain matched 5 lotto numbers plus the two Lucky Stars in Friday's Euro Millions drawing to win a massive jackpot of 126 million (US$170 million). The huge prize was the result of six successive drawings without a winner in the multi-country European lottery game. The winning ticket, worth 126,231,764 (US$170,198,287), was sold in a central Madrid lottery sales office. As one would expect, the winner has not yet been revealed. Government lottery offices nor
May 9, 2009, 5:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News