The jackpot tonight – Tuesday, June 10 – is now capped but for those hoping to bag a win themselves, it is believed that there might be a way to increase those chances.
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The EuroMillions draw takes place Tuesday and Friday. Tuesday tends to be a less popular day for buying a lottery ticket compared to Friday, as most people have other things to focus on during the week. So, if you’re planning on entering, then it is believed that today might just be the day to grab that ticket.
However, lottery officials say that the number of people entering the draw doesn’t impact the likelihood of winning. A Lottery spokesperson said: “The odds of winning the jackpot in any EuroMillions draw are the same because they are the odds of matching the seven numbers you choose.”
The National Lottery, which is involved in running the EuroMillions, has also highlighted that as the jackpot amount rises, the number of tickets purchased on both Tuesday and Friday is likely to be similar. It is reported that up to a staggering 100 million tickets are bought every week.
June is a lucky month for buying tickets, according to the National Lottery.
In the last 15 years, the month saw four winners taking the top 20 prize winnings. In 2023, an individual bagged £111.7million, two years prior, another person won nearly £111.5 million, 2019 saw someone pick up £123.5 million, and in 2015 a winner earned £93.4 million.
So purchasing a ticket this month could add to your chances.
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People also swear by doing it the old-fashioned way by buying it a ticket at your local shop or post office rather than online. EuroMillions tickets can be bought on the National Lottery website for £2.50 where a player can pick their numbers or have them randomly generated as part of a Lucky Dip.
However the National Lottery claims that where you purchase a ticket has no affect on your winning chance. A spokeperson said: “Anybody has a chance of winning – the one essential is you have a ticket. Research has show it is a 50/50 split for big winners between retail and online tickets.”
Many lottery enthusiats take the time to investigate what numbers have been drawn the least in the hopes of increasing their chances of bagging a prize with ‘rare’ numbers. According to lottery.co.uk, the least drawn EuroMillions numbers are 22 and 40. It also says the most overdue balls are 26, 11 and 16.
Unfortunately, selecting the rare numbers in reality will not do anything as the odds of winning a draw is an independent event. The spokeperson said: “In theory the same numbers could come up in every single draw repeatedly. That is just as statistically probable as any other set of five main numbers and two lucky star numbers appearing.”
In 2009, the Bulgarian Lottery saw the same set of numbers – 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42, drawn back to back. However, officials ruled it a coincidence.
The odds of winning any prize on EuroMillions are 13 to 1, with the game guaranteeing a UK player to win £1million in every draw. This means that whether you want to test out the so-called ways to increase your chances or you’d prefer to just go for it, there are still “lots of prizes up for grabs”.
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