An eye-watering €243 million will be at stake in 12 countries across Europe on Friday in what is the biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot.
This amount of €243 million (232 million Swiss francs) is unprecedented in the EuroMillions’ 21-year history.
In the most recent draw held on March 25th, when the jackpot stood at €217 million, no one in Europe matched all five correct numbers and the two stars needed to scoop the prize.
Mounting excitement
According to Tirage-gagnant, a website specialising in games of chance, well over 50 million tickets are expected to be bought for the draw on Friday March 28th.
If no one wins it, the next prize pool would be even more staggering: €250 million (238 million Swiss francs).
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An international game
Twelve countries participate in the EuroMillion lottery, held every Tuesday and Friday evening.
They are the UK, France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
The first draw took place in 2004 and until now the biggest winner in EuroMillions history validated their ticket in Austria in 2023, pocketing a cool €240 million.
In second place was a €230 million win in 2022 in the United Kingdom, and in the third, a ticket validated in the French territory of Tahiti in 2021 for €220 million.
