EuroMillions prizes have been calculated to give a good chance of winning to as many players as possible as well as providing a massive jackpot to attract new players. As you can see from the table below, there are 12 levels of euro lottery prize awarded each week.
The Euromillions prize jackpot will roll over to the next week if it is not won, being added to the next week's regular jackpot. Otherwise prize levels are shared amongst all the prize winners in that tier, with the exact amount differing in line with sales levels.
Odds of winning a Euromillions prize?
What are the chances of me winning a euromillions prize? The simple answer is, a lot! There are twelve prize categories in total, with the odds of winning naturally being better for smaller prizes than they are for the jackpot. The twelve prize categories, and the odds of you winning each, are as follows:
MAIN BOARD NUMBERS |
LUCKY STAR NUMBERS |
ODDS OF WINNING |
5 |
2 |
1 in 76,275,360 |
5 |
1 |
1 in 5,448,240 |
5 |
0 |
1 in 3,632,160 |
4 |
2 |
1 in 339, 002 |
4 |
1 |
1 in 24,214 |
4 |
0 |
1 in 16,143 |
3 |
2 |
1 in 7,705 |
3 |
1 |
1 in 550 |
2 |
2 |
1 in 538 |
3 |
0 |
1 in 367 |
1 |
2 |
1 in 102 |
2 |
1 |
1 in 38 |
As you can see, to win the Euromillions prize jackpot you would need to correctly find all five main board numbers and both lucky star numbers. The odds of this occurring are slightly less than 1 in 76 million. Those are very long odds, but when you consider the enormity of the jackpot prize (generally at least 10 million Euros, and often a great deal more), the cost of a basic entry (just 2), and the spectacular entertainment value that this competition offers, we think it’s more than a fair deal.
If the jackpot is not won, it will rollover to the next week and be added to that weeks jackpot prize. There is, however and exception when the jackpot has rolled over for 12 weeks or for a designated Superdraw when the jackpot rolls down.
Of course, the Euro Millions draw offers eleven more prize categories apart from the jackpot, and the odds of a player winning one of these are a lot better. In fact, the odds of a player winning the smallest prize category are an impressive 1 in 38!
Overall, the odds of a player winning any prize are around 1 in 24.