We reveal the odds of you winning the entire jackpot below
- Sam Walker, Consumer Reporter
PLAYING the EuroMillions tonight gives you the best chance of bagging the £14million jackpot.
A Lucky Irish ticket holder won the biggest ever prize of £208million this week and the jackpot has now reset.
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But it means those playing tonight have the best chance of winning the entire jackpot.
This is because less people are likely to play because it’s not a mega jackpot and that means any winnings could be split between a smaller group.
A spokesperson for Allwyn, which runs the National Lottery, explained: “EuroMillions is designed to be a huge, rolling jackpot game.
“So, we always have more people enter as the jackpot rises and excitement grows.
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“We also see more syndicates and groups playing the game as the jackpot climbs.
“However, every draw, the odds of winning the jackpot remain the same no matter what the jackpot amount.
“You could possibly argue that, if fewer people play, then you are potentially less likely to share the jackpot with other winners.”
The spokesperson added that, ultimately, any lottery is a game of chance and anything can happen, especially depending on what numbers are drawn and based on number combinations.
Of course, always remember to only gamble with money you can afford to lose, and set a spending limit before you play.
Visit gamcare.org.uk or GambleAware.org if you need help.
If you do win the EuroMillions tonight, any prize must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date.
The odds of winning the EuroMillions entire jackpot are currently one in 139,838,160.
These odds don’t change as they are based on the odds of your numbers coming up not the number of tickets sold.
Biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot
A record £208million EuroMillions prize was scooped earlier this week, leaving the winner with an eye-watering pot of cash.
The National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 and the Lucky Stars are: 03, 05.
While one lucky person in Ireland won the jackpot, dozens of Brits also scooped prizes.
There were three players who matched five numbers and one lucky star who won £6.3million each.
While 16 Brits won £16,119.10 by matching the five main numbers.
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In the meantime, players are reminded to check their tickets in case they are eligible to win a smaller chunk of the prize money.
In other news, a lottery expert revealed four ways you can boost your chances of winning EuroMillions.
I won £115million in the EuroMillions lottery – here’s how I spent it
WINNING the EuroMillions was a dream come true for Frances and Patrick Connolly.
The couple, from Moira, Northern Ireland, were gobsmacked when they scooped £115million back in 2019.
But it wasn’t a luxury supercar or a mansion that they splurged on first – they shared nearly £58 million between 50 friends and family.
Frances said last year that she and husband Patrick have donated £60 million since their life-changing win.
“That’s £60million-worth of love,” she said.
“And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can’t think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven’t smiled.”
They’ve also made some splurges of their own.
Patrick has swapped his old Renault Laguna for a new £30,000 Alfa Romeo Giulia.
He also gifted Frances with her dream car – although it came with a much more modest price tag – a £2,000 X-Type Jaguar.
“If I had any advice for a winner, I’d say money liberates you to be the person that you want to be.”
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