The EuroMillions lottery is Europe’s largest. The previous record for the EuroMillions jackpot was set on July 8, 2022, when it reached an incredible €230 million. The next jackpot will be capped at an unbelievable €240 million. Here is a list of the five largest ever won on EuroMillions.
1. UNITED KINGDOM: €230 MILLION
The prize for the EuroMillions Superdraw (sometimes called a Megadraw) on June 17, 2022, grew to an estimated €130 million.
There was no winner. Thus the jackpot rolled over for seven more drawings until it reached the (then) EuroMillions jackpot ceiling of €230 million on July 8.
There were three more drawings before the prize was won on July 19. If no one had won the jackpot that day, it would have been subject to a “must-win” rule and rolled down to the next prize tier in the next draw on July 22.
A single UK ticket won the record-breaking EuroMillions prize.
The winning combinations were 6, 23, 27, 40, and 41, with the Lucky Stars 2, 12.
2. FRANCE: €220 MILLION
On October 15, 2021, the French celebrate with champagne. On Friday, September 24, a EuroMillions Superdraw (also known as a Megadraw) increased the jackpot to €130 million, and it continued to roll over until it reached its ceiling of €220 million, which was eventually won by a single ticket. Two of the top five largest EuroMillions winners are French, with the United Kingdom being the other.
A woman from the French Polynesian island of Tahiti won the largest payout in lottery history. The winner revealed that the victorious ticket holder buried it under her bed and later in her closet, expressing concern that she would forget where she put it. She wanted to ‘travel the world with her family and see the snow as she’d never seen it before. On the other hand, she said she would “keep in basic” and “keep walking barefoot” in her daily routine. While sandals are optional in Tahiti, she can now afford a sturdy pair of snow boots for her upcoming trip.
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3. UNITED KINGDOM: €215 MILLION
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the third largest ever EuroMillions jackpot was won by a single ticket thanks to lucky EuroMillions results. The jackpot had not been won since March 18, so it kept rolling over. Thanks to robust ticket sales, the initial jackpot of €17 million grew to €215 million in just four weeks.
The Superdraw (Megadraw) scheduled for April 29 was postponed since the jackpot had become larger than the initial €130 million set for the Superdraw. It’s likely that the next draw, which was on Friday the 13th if the €215 million prize hadn’t been won, would have seen it grow to the €230 million jackpot ceiling.
Winners Joe and Jess Thwaite of Gloucester went public with their news because they “couldn’t force people to keep the secret,” and it would be too much of a “burden” on those around them.
4. SWITZERLAND: €210 MILLION
On February 26, 2020, Switzerland welcomed another person into the millionaire club. The person who won the 210 million euro jackpot should not have had any trouble seeking financial counsel in a country where banking plays such a big role; therefore, it is not surprising that the winner wanted to maintain their anonymity.
The lucky numbers were 6, 12, 22, 29, and 33, in addition to the lucky Stars 6 and 11.
Rachel Kennedy, 19, and Liam McCrohan, 21, had their sights set on seeing these particular numbers when they went to the casino. Before making their appearance on February 26, the young couple from Hertfordshire in the UK had been playing these numbers consecutively for a total of five weeks prior to their appearance.
Rachel claims that she received notification of her ‘winning match’ on the day of the draw from a mobile app on which she had an account set up that would automatically buy her EuroMillions ticket with her numbers. The mobile app randomly generated Rachel’s numbers.
However, she was unable to collect her prize due to the fact that the payment had not been processed due to insufficient funds, and as a result, her numbers were not included in the draw. This was a very unfortunate turn of events. There was a chance of winning one in 139,838,160. But luckily, you can now play EuroMillions online.
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5. FRANCE: €200 MILLION
After rolling over the previous two weeks’ jackpots, the prize for December 11, 2020, snowballed to €200 million, breaking the previous four jackpot records, which had all stood at €190 million since August of 2012.
The winner was a retired man from the south of France who wished to stay unknown but announced his plans to donate millions to hospitals, establish a benevolent foundation, and help needy family members.
“The greatest satisfaction for me is seeing the smiles on the faces of those around me.” If money starts falling from the sky, there needs to be something done with it to help people who aren’t as fortunate as others. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense,’ were the deep and meaningful words of the winner, who was also very kind.
His humility did not end there, as evidenced by the fact that no changes were made to the Christmas arrangements; rather, he stated that “we will do exactly what was planned, down to the cuisine.”
