The Euromillions is my personal favourite of all the lottery draws available to play, mainly due to the huge jackpots and the chances of winning a smaller prize.
It’s a European lottery launched by the Francaise des Jeux in France, the Loterias y Apuestas del Estado in Spain and the well know Camelot in the United Kingdom. Launch date was Saturday February 7th 20045 and the first draw took place on Friday 13th February 2004, all draws are held on a Friday in Paris.
Originally only France, Spain and the UK were involved but now lotteries from Austria, Belguim, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland have joined, making it one of the biggest lotteries in the world.
Draws are held in Paris every Friday evening and tickets cost €2.00 per line played, set at £1.50 for the UK since the draw started. You choose four numbers and two lucky star numbers and prizes are awarded according to how many numbers from each side you match, from 2 numbers and 1 lucky star or 1 number and 2 lucky stars, up to the main jackpot of matching all numbers and all the lucky star numbers. The odds of winning any prize are pretty good at 1 in 24 and there have been some massive millionaires created since its launch.