What are the differences between EuroJackpot and EuroMillions?
EuroJackpot and EuroMillions are offered by different countries. Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Hungary and Italy can participate in the EuroJackpot game, however, other countries may join this list in the future. The above-mentioned countries are inhabited by 270,5 million people, while the option to play EuroMillions only has 220 million people. However, these numbers have increased, because EuroMillions was developed by 3 countries: France, Great Britain and Spain. Since that time, Austria has joined the countries playing EuroMillions, Belgium, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland.
EuroJackpot and EuroMillions are quite similar in terms of the game format. You must make a bet in EuroMillions 5 with 50 numbers and 2 with 12 stars, while in EuroJackpot, stars are chosen additionally 2 with 10 the so-called. Euro Numbers. This slight difference, however, is of great importance for the probability of winning. The chances of winning the jackpot at EuroJackpot are around 20% bigger than EuroMillions.
The cost of playing EuroJackpot is 10 PLN, while choosing the numbers in EuroMillions costs money 12,50 PLN for the coupon. There is no administration fee to be paid in EuroMillions.
Both games offer multi-million dollar jackpots for the lucky ones, who will predict the lucky numbers. As with any lottery game, the more correctly selected numbers, the higher the reward. The minimum jackpot in EuroMillions is 17 million euros, while the relatively new EuroJackpot game already offers the minimum 10 million euros. EuroMillions also excels in terms of the maximum jackpot 190 million euros, and the EuroJackpot 90 million euros.
Below are the winning probabilities in both games:
EuroJackpot: 1:95 344 200
EuroMillions: 1:139 838 160
Initially, EuroMillions draws were held once a week, which has changed and now the lucky number draws take place every Tuesday and Friday in Paris. The EuroJackpot draw takes place once a week on Friday, however, the frequency may also increase.
What are the EuroJackpot Winning Categories?
The EuroJackpot game format is 5 with 50 numbers + 2 with 10 the so-called. Euro Numbers.
The more numbers you select, will be hit, the higher the degree
winning, your bet is eligible for. If you bet
all numbers correctly, you will get the jackpot, which
it is the first degree award.
The entire prize pool is divided into 12 degrees. Below
we present the division of the pool between the various grades
winnings:
| The degree of winning | Percentage of share in the prize pool | Average the amount of the winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (5 + 2) | 22,00% | 13 052 221,60 EUR |
| 2 (5 + 1) | 5,00% | 247 201,10 EUR |
| 3 (5 + 0) | 1.30% | 51 417,80 EUR |
| 4 (4 + 2) | 1,20% | 3 164,10 EUR |
| 5 (4 + 1) | 0,95% | 208,70 EUR |
| 6 (4 + 0) | 0,60% | 105,40 EUR |
| 7 (3 + 2) | 0,85% | 50,90 EUR |
| 8 (3 + 1) | 4,10% | 20,40 EUR |
| 9 (2 + 2) | 3,45% | 14,40 EUR |
| 10 (3 + 0) | 3,60% | 14,30 EUR |
| 11 (1 + 2) | 12,00% | 9,60 EUR |
| 12 (2 + 1) | 22,95% | 8,00 EUR |
Top 5 Eurojackpot Lottery Winners
European lottery Eurojackpot is famous for, which provides its players with full anonymity in case of lotto winnings. And until today, the lottery organizers keep their word. Not one of the jackpot winners of this lottery has become known to the press by name. Still the country of sale of tickets, and sometimes the gender and approximate age of the lucky one, known.
Below is a list of the five most recent Eurojackpot jackpots hit with the prize amount and country., in which a winning lottery ticket was sold:
- 29 july 2016 the second largest jackpot in Eurojackpot history was drawn. The main prize was € 84,777,435.80 €. Anonymous player from Germany became the lucky winner of the lotto winnings.
- 13 May 2016 year one lucky man from Finland managed to hit the starting jackpot of the Eurojackpot lottery in the very first draw. The prize was € 10,000,000.
- 6 May 2016 of the year € 14,476,862.80 jackpot won with a single winning ticket by an anonymous lucky guy from Germany.
- 22 April 2016 of the year the main prize of € 29,071,164.30 went to an anonymous lottery participant from Germany.
- 25 May 2016 the third largest jackpot in Eurojackpot history was drawn. € 76,766,891.40 prize went to another lucky player from Germany.
