Feeling the Friday excitement for EuroMillions? Before you head to the store to buy a ticket, familiarize yourself with the important rules and tips that may come in handy.
Lottery experts have shared five useful tips for participating in today’s drawing of the massive jackpot of £34 million.
Every week, millions of people buy tickets for EuroMillions, competing for the chance to win huge prizes.
Players select five numbers from 1 to 50 and two ‘lucky stars’ from 1 to 12 or can opt for a random selection.
Today’s jackpot is £34 million, one of the largest sums in recent times.
Earlier this month, one lucky Frenchman won an incredible £210 million, becoming wealthier than stars like Adele, Harry Kane, and Dua Lipa.
It’s important to know all the nuances of playing EuroMillions; otherwise, you risk missing the chance to win.
Here are some tips and tricks for EuroMillions.
Play responsibly and only spend money you can afford to lose. Set a spending limit before playing.
Winning the lottery should be a life-changing event, but it can lead to problems in family life.
Some couples have divorced after big wins in EuroMillions, such as Jillian and Adrian Bayford, who split just 15 months after winning.
Splitting the winnings can cause confusion. Technically, the owner of the prize is the person who bought the ticket, so if someone else purchased the ticket, the money is considered theirs.
If you are married, this can complicate the division of the winnings.
This doesn’t mean the money will automatically be split equally. Many factors are taken into account, and one spouse may receive less.
For a quarter of couples who live together but are not married, the situation is different. In the case of a separation, the person who did not buy the ticket has no claim to the winnings.
“One way to avoid this is to sign a cohabitation agreement while you’re still a couple that outlines who gets what in the event of a separation.”
Rachel believes anyone who plays the lottery or EuroMillions with a partner, married or not, should create this little-known agreement or at least discuss how to divide the winnings.
This may sound excessive, but considering that over 40% of marriages end in divorce, it’s a smart move.
You have to be in it to win it.
Every Time you buy a ticket, your chances of winning increase.
But WARNING – only spend what you can afford. In the end, it’s a game of chance.
That’s why some people prefer to play in syndicates, where multiple tickets are bought.
While you’ll have to share the winnings in that case, your chances of winning become better with each ticket bought.
A lottery syndicate is when a group of people pools their money to buy lottery tickets.
One person is responsible for purchasing the tickets and distributing the winnings. They are referred to as the syndicate manager.
Joining a syndicate is a smart idea as it should increase your chances of winning.
A larger number of tickets are usually bought in a group, and the only way to increase your chances of winning is to buy more tickets.
About one in five large prizes are won by syndicates.
But be aware of the syndicate rules.
Only one person, the syndicate manager, gets the money.
They are responsible for distributing the winnings.
He says: “That way, if there are any issues down the line, everyone knows what to expect.”
Download this agreement from the National Lottery website and ensure every player reads and signs it.
A dad who beat cancer won a EuroMillions jackpot of £1 million.
Paul Harvey from Attleborough, Norfolk, won £1 million on the lottery on July 4th.
Paul, 51, endured a tough two years following treatment for bowel cancer.
Now he hopes for happy times with his children after his win.
He shared the news with his son, and they began laughing and jumping around the kitchen joyfully.
The dad explained: “Life hasn’t always been easy, but my kids are my world, and they always come first.”
“We’ve never been abroad together, and I’d like to take them to Greece. But first, we need to get our passports!”
Besides dreaming of a holiday, Paul wants to buy his daughter a second-hand Fiat 500 so she can learn to drive.
He also hopes to help them start their careers, as they both approach the end of their studies.
There is one type of EuroMillions game that is the “best” kind of draw – at least according to a lottery expert known as the Lottery Guy.
Thinking anonymously, he has run his Lottery Guy blog since 2004, sharing tips for players to win big prizes.
The best game, according to Lottery Guy, is the rare “Must Be Won” draws.
When the jackpot exceeds €250 million (approximately £216 million), it has to be paid out if no one wins over the next four games.
Last time, 20 people shared a massive jackpot, only having five main numbers and one lucky star.
Such draws increase the chances of winning big prizes, although you will need to share the prize.
Players always want to know how to pick winning numbers.
But there are no “lucky” or “winning” numbers – statistically, each number has an equal chance of being drawn.
The real trick is to choose numbers that are least likely to be selected by other players.
You don’t want other players to choose your numbers; otherwise, if you win, you will have to share the prize with others.
One way to avoid this is to steer clear of numerical patterns.
People often choose numbers based on patterns, so it’s better to select random numbers.
Of course, you can opt for a random selection.
Ben Parker, a senior lecturer in statistics at Brunel University in London, recommends an interesting method for choosing numbers.
“If those two digits are from 32 to 50, keep them; otherwise, choose another random number.”
You can create your own lottery selection with children using ping pong balls, numbering them and selecting randomly.
This won’t increase your chances of winning but can help select random numbers, and if you win, you’ll get the entire prize.
Everyone is using ChatGPT now – but could this be a good way to pick your lottery numbers?
You might think that using this tool is a decent way to select random numbers, but Ben warns against it.
“Most likely, it will select last week’s lucky numbers as it knows they were successful – and tries to satisfy you.”
Quit your job, travel the world, buy a private island… what would you do with £172 million?
It’s better to start planning, as there are ways to increase your chances of winning the entire EuroMillions prize.
Never Pick “Right” Numbers
The secret is to select numbers that attract the least attention from other players.
One of the main ways to avoid choosing identical numbers is to pick numbers from the left side of the grid and avoid the right.
The thing is, research shows that people naturally tend to gravitate towards the right side.
Avoid Birthdate Numbers
The temptation to choose your loved ones’ birthdates as your main numbers can be strong.
But the Lottery Guy insists this approach is best avoided.
More people pick numbers from 1 to 31.
“Avoiding cycles doesn’t increase your chances of winning, but if you win, the risk of sharing the prize with co-winners significantly decreases.”
Choose “Unpopular” Numbers
Although “lucky” numbers don’t exist, a good idea is to select “unpopular” numbers on your ticket.
These numbers are usually from 32 to 50 as they fall outside birthdate ranges.
This makes sense, as fewer players will choose them.
That means if you win, your prize will be shared with fewer people.
Play on Tuesdays
To win, you need to participate, so it’s worth buying tickets.
However, some days are better than others.
The Lottery Guy claims Tuesday is the best day to buy a ticket compared to Friday.
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