By Todd Northrop
Europe's multi-country Euro Millions lottery game emerged from Tuesday night's drawing without a grand prize winner, setting the stage for a mammoth record jackpot Friday: an estimated €185 Million (US$264.9 Million, or £166 million).
And Euro Millions jackpots are paid as cash — not advertised annuity jackpots like the big American multi-state games.
If a single ticket wins the top prize, it will create the biggest winner in Europe ever.
To win a Euro Millions jackpot, a player must match all five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers. The five main numbers range from 1 to 50, and each Lucky Star number ranges from 1 to 11.
Tuesday's draw results were 11, 28, 29, 47, and 49, with Lucky Star numbers 1 and 5.
Euro Millions is currently available to players in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Players outside those countries can consider using Lottery Post's recommended lottery ticket service in order to have a "butler service" buy Euro Millions lottery tickets on their behalf. First-time users of the service basically play for free, as the service offers a refund credit equal to the first purchase order amount.
The current Euro Millions jackpot started as a €15 Million (US$21.1 Million) prize on May 24th, and has progressed for 13 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner.
"This Euro Millions roll series alone has already contributed over £60 million to the massive £26 billion raised for the good causes since launch of The National Lottery nearly 17 years ago," according to a U.K. National Lottery spokesman.
On August 22, 2009, a single ticket won Italy's SuperEnalotto jackpot, which stood at 147,807,299.08 euros (£128.3 million at the time). A single ticket winning Friday's Euro Millions drawing would far exceed that European record.
Woo Hoo for Euro Millions !
I'm still looking for dpoly1 Millions ..........
is this the lottery that is tax free,anyone know ? given europe's current finance situation i wonder how much longer it will stay that way.
This was in Wikipedia "All prizes, including the jackpot, are tax-free (except in Switzerland) and are paid in lump sum." so it looks that way. Man, $265m in the bank... I'd be happy with just my $10m I'm going after tonight.
Good luck to those playing!
I better tell the world in advance the numbers i played through the agent for this draw should be correct, as i consider my self expert in this field, and only one able to win with guarantee any lotto keno on earth with minimum 45 percent to spend on a jackpot-- say a 5 year period.
The numbers I choose for this draw are just two blocks, both blocks are in the range of the total: 170-180 including the stars try your luck too and share my millions if you can guess total in hindi language: aeyk , in konkani language: sau (being the 3rd digit) and middle: in Danish language su spelt little wrong as to be striving to use the dictionary.
I am just now a Dane in New Zealand. Watch out : one lotto agent will prawl the winner was from Auckland. NZ. a Dane, who indeed will be skypekaitas6 memberane here.
well,i guess i could use yahoos babelfish translator,but where would i buy the ticket ?and how would i cash it on this side of the pond ?
dont think those in us can play
i still got cousins there,but why bother i already spend enough here, if i want to spend more i'll go to de. or.pa.or call freinds in 5 or 6 other states. except 1 freind lives in a no lottery state and i mail her tickets.
one is in athens al. i don't know if he plays,sorry did't note you're loc. before last post,also did't know al. had a lottery.
i have my online girlfriend playing a set of numbers for me, she lives in the UK i hope we win and that she doesnt run off lol, i guess i can sue her if she tries since it is saved and documented on facebook, haha
"online girlfriend ? " i guess that kind comes w/ a diff. type of benefits.
Euro Millions Looking Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy cow. Wish I could play. lol
stick with usa jackpots. you'd garner too much attention by winning that european one. realistically no one needs to win that much. headache city. better off knocking down one of the states avg. 3million megabucks type with no bonus number to match. those fly under the radar from the borrowers or expectors.
there is another poster,calls therself "holy cow" but has a creative way of spelling it in 1 word.now i have too go back and find their last post cause i can't remember how they spelled it. mabye holeekow
She'll be a running.. most likely lol. Actually do you know what the numbers are? If she don't tell you that you'll never know. ;)
great minds think alike,why mess w/ something on the other side of the pond.
All Lotteries should be that way!! TAX FREE is how it should be. It amazes me how we are told we are free here in America yet over in Europe you can hit a jackpot, take home the ENTIRE advertised value and not be taxed on it (except in Switzerland). But here in the good ol' us of a where you are supposed to be the FREEST in all the universe, you are taxed to the bejezzers when you hit a jackpot or any other significant amount to boot. As if it's your duty to be stripped of a significant amount of the loot you just won, LEGITIMATELY! Of which you took ALL the risk.
I can handle the annuity deal. For instance, If you hit a $100,000,000 million dollar powerball jackpot, you can choose the lump sum option of approximately $50,000,000 million dollars which almost all would choose. That's fine. But when the government steps in and says the winner owes them a 30% some odd share of it on top of that, that's where the line should be drawn. It's not like they take just like 1% or something. They take like 30% share, WHICH IS ENOURMOUS!
I would be totally greatful to hit a jackpot dont get me wrong, but really, what the governments here in the USA do to a lottery winner, it's totally un-called for. The Lotteries already give a lot of money back to the States etc.. just like in Europe, but there has to be some kind of line in the sand as to what and how much property (which includes money you win in a lottery) the government TAKES! The Tax burden is absurd. Just hitting a jackpot in some lotteries can put a winner in deep doo doo with the "Authorities".
But in all honesty, Tax Free should be every lottery winners reward for risking what they had to win something BIG. What the government makes in lottery proceeds should be all they make. Taking the winners winnings is just doubly stupid. What's to stop them from taking 50% or 60% or 70%.
Could you imagine the Founding Fathers say something like this:
George Washington says to Thomas Jefferson, "So Thomas, now that we won the war of independence, what tax bracket are you in"
This is the oxy moronic stuff i'm talking about. The founders would revolt over much less, like say a 1% tax on tea! But everyone seems to respect that kind of courage. Yet today, if you reject the amount of financial abuse that is handed to us measly old citizens on a daily basis from the government, well then, you are just a "BAD AMERICAN" and you are "Un PATRIOTIC"
All I have to say to that is that is idiotic!
We should definitely force the government to stop raping lottery winners winnings as a source of their thievery.
The End!
Hey, deos anyone know how your money is paid if you buy through this USA MEGA Patner website and win the Jackpot? I tried to read thier FAQ but it deos not say, if you get all your money or they( Website) get a percentage of the Jackpot. If anyone knows please keep me informed.
Euromillions can be played any where from on the internet via the agents. I too am playing with the agents. please feel free to c me and i shall tell you reilable ones. I got an idea, i decide to play the same winning numbers five times to make sure the winner gets one sixth the share this way i make myself known i know the numbers prior to draw and i dont win with luck but with scientific applications and technology to predict anything and everything on earth and space., with suing number technologgy.. once i am known to states i should be getting usa citizenship outright for my brains.
Not sure why "no one needs to win that much" , but I say the more money the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i gave her the numbers, she might be running, but hey u cant miss something u never had, right!!!
Jackpot is 100% yours if you win. The lottery messenger service gets paid to play your tickets. That's it. You get ALL the winnings from whatever you win! Hows that for SWEET!!!
I use this exact service which is advertised by USA Mega. It's really nice too!
"And Euro Millions jackpots are paid as cash — not advertised annuity jackpots like the big American multi-state games."
Yes, and it is also TAX FREE!
Not for US residents!
US residents are taxed on world-wide income.
So much for "Land of the Free", and all that jazz!
UK National Lottery - EuroMillions
What happens if I win?
If you win, we'll send an email informing you that you have some news about your ticket and ask you to sign in to your Account (this is for your security and protection; we will never tell you about your win in an email). In the message area of 'My Account' you'll find a message informing you of your win.
For convenience, most winnings will be paid directly to your National Lottery Account or to your debit card bank account by electronic transfer. You can claim your prize the day immediately after you win it.
Here's how we pay you:
Wins of up to £500
These will be paid directly to your Account. You can either choose to transfer them to your debit card bank account by electronic transfer or use them to play more games.
Wins of £501 to £5,000
These are paid directly to your bank account by electronic transfer.
Wins of over £5,000
Wins over £5,000 must be claimed by calling our National Lottery Customer Care Team on 0845 278 8000, and will be paid by cheque.
Good luck to those who play it. Sounds like a fun game.
Go Read "Income Tax" Shattering the Myths by Dave Champion. You have no idea about income tax.