The EuroMillions is one of the largest lotteries anywhere in the world today. Scrapping the usual convention of ‘national lotteries’ (whereby the jackpots are pooled from stakes made only within that country), the euromillions.co.uk takes a far broader approach.

With nine countries in total contributing to the jackpots, it’s no wonder the euromillions.co.uk can attest to having the largest jackpots in the world. Participating countries include the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Austria and Luxembourg, which results in the sales of more than 200-million www.euromillions.co.uk ticket sales every week!

This completely original lottery kicked off in Feburary 2004 and has played out every Friday evening since. A favoured pastime amongst citizens of the countries involved, research has shown that UK lottery players were the biggest group of enthusiasts, with over 70% of the adult population participating in at least one EuroMillions a month!

This event is enormous, and with an accumulative jackpot, it’s no surprise that the prize total can hit over £50-million on a regular basis – with any un-won jackpots rolling over to the following week for the next lucky winner to snap it up.

Although an average of three people usually share in the 1st prize winnings, there have still been some massive winners, with the highest individual prize received reaching £77-million.

Last week’s jackpot dropped jaws at a staggering £32,235,833, but is still nothing when compared to this Friday’s colossal £44-million payout!