Euro Millions at $130 Million cash?!?!Prev TopicNext Topic

• twisted

  

  New Jersey
  United States
  Member #2,376
  September 25, 2003
  582 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 8, 2007, 6:00 pm

  ▲▼

  Does anyone know why/how there has been a rollover of approximately $96 million in Euro Millions?  It was around $35 million last Friday.  The highest rollover it had before this was approximately $46 million on 02/03/2006 when a jackpot of $176 million was not won.  Now we all know that Euro Millions jackpot is all cash (and no tax on winnings).  I don't know how much of the sales go towards the jackpot but if they are the same as MM (31.8%), then they would need sales of approximately $301 million for it to roll over $96 million.

  Is that even possible????????  Or did they make a mistake?
  

   

  Note: Powerball had the highest sales ever in the US of $210,850,582 when it was at $250 million (annuity) on 07/29/1998.
• twisted

  

  New Jersey
  United States
  Member #2,376
  September 25, 2003
  582 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 9, 2007, 2:27 pm

  ▲▼

  Just in case anyone was interested in knowing how Euro Millions had such a huge rollover at a low jackpot level.   I found this on the website of the UK National Lottery.

  "This Friday is EuroMillions' 3rd birthday and to celebrate, we've increased the jackpot to a massive £66* million!

  It has to be won because it can't roll over so if no one matches five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers, the jackpot amount will roll down to the next winning prize level.

  Someone has to win so celebrate EuroMillions' 3rd birthday with us, and with a bit of luck, you'll have 66 million reasons to celebrate yourself.

   

  *Estimated jackpot. If the jackpot is not won, it will roll down to the next winning prize level."
  

   

  So just because it was the 3rd birthday, they increased the jackpot by a huge amount!!!  I hope they are right about the sales to justify such a huge rollover.
• RJOh

  

  100

  mid-Ohio
  United States
  Member #9
  March 24, 2001
  20,272 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 9, 2007, 2:50 pm

  ▲▼

  According to CASH Only thread PowerPlay 10x: https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/150601
  PowerBall has done the same thing with their multiplier in the past to promote their game too.  It's gamble but if it increases sales and there are no winners then it's worth it.

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• JAG331

  

  Greenwich, CT
  United States
  Member #4,793
  May 24, 2004
  1,822 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 9, 2007, 6:28 pm

  ▲▼

  Euro Millions is run fantastically!  What a great 3rd year celebration!

  I wish MM and PB would do something like this with a guaranteed extra payout once in a while.
• delS

  md
  United States
  Member #14,047
  April 20, 2005
  627 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 10, 2007, 2:52 pm

  ▲▼
  In response to JAG331

  Quote: Originally posted by JAG331 on Feb 9, 2007

  Euro Millions is run fantastically!  What a great 3rd year celebration!

  I wish MM and PB would do something like this with a guaranteed extra payout once in a while.

  Did  Anyone Win The Euro Millions last night?
• weshar75

  

  Mcminnville, Oregon
  United States
  Member #3,013
  December 13, 2003
  6,173 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 10, 2007, 6:30 pm

  ▲▼
  In response to delS

  Quote: Originally posted by delS on Feb 10, 2007

  Did  Anyone Win The Euro Millions last night?

  Yes their was one winning ticket for the jackpot.  I do not know which country had the winner but I checked the national lottery website and it was not in the United Kingdom.-weshar75
• delS

  md
  United States
  Member #14,047
  April 20, 2005
  627 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 10, 2007, 7:18 pm

  ▲▼
  In response to weshar75

  Quote: Originally posted by weshar75 on Feb 10, 2007

  Yes their was one winning ticket for the jackpot.  I do not know which country had the winner but I checked the national lottery website and it was not in the United Kingdom.-weshar75

  Thanks Weshar75
• weshar75

  

  Mcminnville, Oregon
  United States
  Member #3,013
  December 13, 2003
  6,173 Posts
  Offline
  Feb 10, 2007, 7:47 pm

  ▲▼

  I went to Austrian and Belgian lottery websites and from what I could make out which was not very much the winner was sold in Belgium for 100 million euros.  I could be wrong though because I do not know how to read either language.-weshar75