How Does The EuroMillions
Millionaire Raffle Work?

Starting with the EuroMillions draw on Friday 13th November 2009, UK players now get a second chance to win with EuroMillions.

This new draw has been named Millionaire Raffle, and will be drawn every week before the main EuroMillions draw. The prize is £1 Million, and is guaranteed to be won by someone every week.

Who Can Play?

Only players buying tickets in the UK are included in the draw (but see below).

How Do You Play?

You just buy your EuroMillions ticket as normal. But each ticket will now automatically include an extra raffle number unique to that ticket only.

What Does A Millionaire Raffle Number Look Like?

Raffle numbers are 9 digits long, made up of three letters then six numbers, like this:-

Can I Pick My Own Numbers?

Sorry, no. Each raffle number is created when printing your EuroMillions ticket. But it doesn't matter anyway because one number is selected at random out of just those allocated (i.e. a raffle, not a lottery). That ticket wins £1 Million.

What Are The Chances Of Winning?

The EuroMillions odds have not changed. But your chances of winning the Millionaire Raffle depend on how many people in the UK buy a EuroMillions ticket. That varies from week to week.

Typically about 6 million tickets are sold in the UK each week. So your odds will tend to be around 1-in-6 million. But special draws and rollover draws sell a lot more tickets, so the odds will be a lot worse for those weeks.

Update: Since the EuroMillions changes, there is now a second Raffle each week to go with the new Tuesday draw. So here's more about the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle Odds now.

What's The Catch?

Well the catch is, if you live in the UK you now have to pay £2 for a EuroMillions ticket! (Tickets used to be £1.50). So you're effectively paying 50p to play Millionaire Raffle. Unfortunately it's not optional, but it isn't terrible value for money either given the prize and typical odds.

Can I Play If I Don't Live In The UK?

Only EuroMillions tickets bought in the UK will include the raffle number.

So if you do want to play this extra game, and want a better chance of winning that £1 Million prize, then play in a EuroMillions Syndicate that buys their tickets in the UK.

Find out more about Euro Millions prizes, and how to buy EuroMillions tickets online.

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