Euro Millions Rules

All participants in Euro Millions must be over the age of 18 when they buy the tickets.

A prize can only be claimed in the country that issued the winning ticket.

The bearer – not the purchaser – of a Euro Millions ticket is deemed to be the rightful owner. This means that if you lose a winning ticket, the prize can be legally claimed by whoever happens to find it.

In the UK, Rule 5 states that The [lottery] Company will only pay out a Prize in the UK Game in respect of a Ticket and, for the avoidance of doubt, will not pay out a prize in respect of any ticket or entry for a lottery forming part of the EuroMillions Game issued by or on behalf of a Co-Promoter.

Similar terms are applied by each Co-Promoter. So, you can only claim your prize in the country in which you bought the ticket.

Since Friday 6th March 2009 there has been a cap on the jackpot amount for Euromillions. Previously this cap was twelve rollovers but in March 2009 the rules changed so that the cap was set at €185 million for the first time it was reached (July 2011). Should the jackpot roll again to produce a jackpot amount similar to this then the next cap amount would be €190 million. Subsequent caps increase by a further €5 million each time they are reached. Should the cap be reached then the prize fund over and above this amount will be rolled down to the next prize tier that has winners and will continue to do so until a 5 main and 2 Lucky Stars winner is found.

However, the Euromillions jackpot cap rules changed on the 17th February 2012 meaning that no longer will the cap increase by €5 million every time it is reached, it will just stay at €190 million. In addition to that when €190 million is reached it will only stay at this amount for two draws, and after the second draw if no jackpot winner if found, the top prize will in fact roll down and be split amongst the players in the next winning prize tier.