Euro Millions celebrates milestone

UNITED KINGDOM – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Winning the lottery may not be a guarantee but nobody knows until they actually play. The premiere jackpot took place on Friday 13th February, 2004. This was for the amount of 15 million Euros. The highest amount was over €115,000,000. It was presented by Camelot in the United Kingdom, Francaise des Jeux in France and the Loterias y Apuestas des Estad in Spain.

Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom are the 9 countries involved in Euro Millions. Euro Millions is currently one of the largest lotteries ever. Euro Millions hints European lottery is scheduled for every Friday evening.

Now, the European lottery is not limited to residents of europe. It is possible to play it online, from every country in the world, and receive the prizes by regular mail. When other countries are involved this automatically makes the prizes much larger than in the national lotteries.

Each player, selects 5 main numbers from 1 - 50 and 2 lucky star numbers from 1 - 9. There are 12 prize levels. Matching from just 3 numbers in the correct combination to win prizes. Match 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Star numbers to win or share the jackpot.

Euro Millions is a weekly lottery which combines the stakes of 9 European countries. These countries are known as: France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and Switzerland. By combining stakes, the jackpot is usually worth at least 15 million Euros.

There are thousands of people who look forward to playing the lottery in hopes to win. Even when they loose, most lottery players look forward to their next play. Unlike most games, the lottery is definitely not a fad and will more than likely be around for many years to come.