Giant pot sparks dreams, drama, and a whole lot of ticket buying across Europe
Senior Assistant Editor
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EuroMillions draws occur every Tuesday and Friday evening. Players select five main numbers from 1 to 50, and two "Lucky Star" numbers from 1 to 12. To win the jackpot, all seven numbers must match the drawn numbers. There are 13 prize tiers; matching fewer numbers can still result in winnings. Tickets are available in participating countries, including the UK, France, Spain, and several others. Photo for illustrative purposes
EuroMillions draws occur every Tuesday and Friday evening. Players select five main numbers from 1 to 50, and two "Lucky Star" numbers from 1 to 12. To win the jackpot, all seven numbers must match the drawn numbers. There are 13 prize tiers; matching fewer numbers can still result in winnings. Tickets are available in participating countries, including the UK, France, Spain, and several others. Photo for illustrative purposes
Hold onto your hats, Europe.
A lucky lottery participant in Austria just snagged a whopping €250 million in the EuroMillions draw on March 28, 2025.
You read that right - two hundred and fifty million euro. That's $270.49 million, or £209 million.
Let's dive into the lottery madness.
How does the Euromillions work?
EuroMillions is like a giant, continent-wide game of chance.
You pick five numbers (1-50) and two "Lucky Stars" (1-12). Match all seven, and boom, you're rolling in euros.
Even matching some numbers gets you a prize, though not quite a castle-buying amount.
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Why's everyone going nuts?
Mega Money: This jackpot was huge, one of the biggest ever. It's like winning the lottery, then finding another lottery under your couch cushions.
Rollover rampage: The jackpot kept growing because nobody won for a while. It's like a money snowball, and it finally hit someone (in Austria, actually).
Dream time: Everyone's fantasising about what they'd do with that much cash. Private islands? Solid gold toilets? The possibilities are endless.
But,let's be real
Winning is like finding a unicorn riding a shooting star. The odds are about 1 in 139 million.
Still, someone's gotta win, right? And hey, you've got a slightly better chance of winning something if you actually participate, instead of just wishing.
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The aftermath
The Austrian winner is probably doing a happy dance right now, while the rest of Europe is buying more tickets and dreaming big.
EuroMillions continues to fuel fantasies across the continent and, gives people something to talk about.
Who wouldn't want to be a multi-millionaire? Just remember: Play responsibly and dream on.
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