EuroMillions MegaJackpot
EuroMillions MegaJackpot draws are very similar to Superdraws. Like Superdraws, MegaJackpot games offer massive top prizes and therefore attract a great deal of attention from the media and are extremely popular with the players themselves. The difference between a EuroMillions MegaJackpot and a EuroMillions Superdraw only becomes apparent if nobody manages to win the top prize.
With a EuroMillions Superdraw, if no ticket matches the five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers that are drawn, the jackpot is rolled down to the next prize tier that does have winners, and this can mean unusually big wins for those matching five main numbers and just one Lucky Star. However, with a EuroMillions MegaJackpot game the jackpot does not roll down, but instead rolls over to the next draw, as with a conventional EuroMillions jackpot.
Introduced on Friday 6 March, 2009, the first EuroMillions MegaJackpot coincided with a EuroMillions rule change that effectively makes it impossible for future jackpots to exceed €185,000,000. This is still €2 million more than the highest EuroMillions jackpot yet recorded, so players won’t really notice any difference for the most part. Should the €185,000,000 level ever be reached, excess prize money will be allocated to the second tier prize fund.
EuroMillions MegaJackpot games adhere to the same rules as usual and the odds of winning the jackpot or any other prize are not changed. The only real difference is that your EuroMillions ticket could win you €100 millions instead of €15 million!
Whether the EuroMillions MegaJackpot will actually replace EuroMillions Superdraws or whether the two types of draws will be used interchangeably on different occasions remains to be seen. What we can say for sure is that both MegaJackpots and Superdraws offer EuroMillions players exactly what they want – the chance to win a ready-made life of incredible wealth with each and every ticket they buy.
04/03/2009 12:07:39