Somebody is a lot richer Saturday morning.
According to the lottery, someone matched all the numbers to claim the EuroMillions jackpot of €77 million in Friday night’s drawing.
The winning ticket was sold in UK, although the exact location was not announced.
The winners of the world-record jackpot overcame odds of 1 in 139.8 million to land on all the numbers: 4-14-31-36-38, plus Lucky Stars 3 and 10.
Two tickets matched all five numbers and a star to win the €442,087 prize.
There were also Five tickets that won a €41,329 prize.
These are the prize payouts for all countries that play EuroMillions combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier on Fri, Feb 14, 2025:
| Numbers Matched | Prize Per Winner | Total Winners | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 + 2 | €78,450,739.00 | 1 | UK |
| 5 + 1 | €442,087.53 | 2 | France and Spain |
| 5 | €41,329.26 | 5 | UK(4) and Austria |
| 4 + 2 | €1,430.34 | 45 | UK(20), France(12), Spain(7), Ireland, Portugal, Belgium(3) and Luxembourg/Switzerland |
| 4 + 1 | €153.98 | 770 | UK(314), France(130), Spain(123), Ireland(19), Portugal(72), Belgium(39), Austria(42), Luxembourg/Switzerland(31) |
| 3 + 2 | €72.24 | 1,735 | UK(766), France(322), Spain(285), Ireland(45), Portugal(109), Belgium(86), Austria(52), Luxembourg/Switzerland(70) |
| 4 | €48.85 | 1,803 | UK(761), France(278), Spain(336), Ireland(46), Portugal(146), Belgium(87), Austria(68), Luxembourg/Switzerland(81) |
| 2 + 2 | €15.60 | 28,237 | UK(11885), France(5428), Spain(4355), Ireland(668), Portugal(1793), Belgium(1741), Austria(1061), Luxembourg/Switzerland(1306) |
| 3 + 1 | €13.33 | 36,861 | UK(15233), France(6444), Spain(6050), Ireland(933), Portugal(2912), Belgium(2209), Austria(1536), Luxembourg/Switzerland(1544) |
| 3 | €10.78 | 84,809 | UK(34789), France(15140), Spain(13986), Ireland(2115), Portugal(6539), Belgium(5103), Austria(3295), Luxembourg/Switzerland(3842) |
| 1 + 2 | €6.98 | 158,678 | UK(66065), France(31325), Spain(24209), Ireland(3718), Portugal(9885), Belgium(9779), Austria(6012), Luxembourg/Switzerland(7685) |
| 2 + 1 | €6.10 | 572,136 | UK(234895), France(105904), Spain(91060), Ireland(13448), Portugal(42630), Belgium(34959), Austria(22431), Luxembourg/Switzerland(26809) |
| 2 | €4.25 | 1,322,764 | UK(533851), France(247653), Spain(213969), Ireland(30459), Portugal(101049), Belgium(81418), Austria(50557), Luxembourg/Switzerland(63808) |
| Totals | – | 2,207,846 | UK(898584), France(1025409), Spain(354381), Ireland(51452), Portugal(165136), Belgium(135424), Austria(85055) and Luxembourg/Switzerland(105177) |
The total prize money for the awards reaches over €15.56 million.
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 7, 2004, by three organisations: France’s Française des Jeux, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado in Spain and the Camelot in the UK.
The odds of winning the EuroMillions jackpot are 1 in 139,838,160. However, there are also 12 other prize tiers, bringing your overall chances of winning a prize to 1 in 13. Players must always pick five numbers from a pool of 50 main numbers and two Lucky Stars from a separate pool of 12 numbers.
The only way to improve your chances of winning is to purchase more entries. For example, if you buy two tickets, you are doubling your chances of landing the jackpot to 2 in 139,838,160, or 1 in 69,919,080. The more tickets you buy, the better your chances of winning.
You do not need to go to Europe, and you still can buy EuroMillions tickets thanks to theLotter, the biggest and most famous lotto messenger service nowadays.
The EuroMillions draw is held twice a week, with the first draw taking place on a Tuesday and the second on a Friday, usually taking place between 8.15pm and 8.45pm.
You have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim EuroMillions prizes in the UK. Most winners will claim within the first few days or weeks of finding out that they’ve won, but there is certainly no obligation to do so. Your claim will be valid at any time within the 180-day window.
The most important thing to do is keep your ticket safe until the claim process is underway. If you lose your ticket you may still be able to claim a prize but you must make contact with the National Lottery within 30 days. Lottery officials will then conduct rigorous security checks to validate your claim.
Now that the jackpot has been won, it will reset to its base amount of €17 million. EuroMillions draws take place on Tuesday and Friday evenings, so there are two chances a week for you to become the next jackpot winner.
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