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Belgium

Prize Total Online
Up to €500 Small prizes are added to your lottery account, although they are paid directly to your bank account instead if they would take the lottery account balance over €500.
Between €500 and €25,000 Prizes are paid directly into your bank account.
Over €25,000 Prizes must be collected from National Lottery headquarters in Brussels.
Prize Total Authorised Retailer
Up to €1,000 Prizes can be claimed from any official lottery retailer. Should the retailer not have the required funds on the premises, you will need to return at a later date.
Between €1,001 and €2,000 These prizes can be paid by authorised retailers, however, if the money is not available you will be required to visit any regional lottery office or lottery headquarters in Brussels.
Between €2,001 and €25,000 Can be claimed by visiting any regional lottery office or lottery headquarters in Brussels.
Over €25,000 You must make an appointment to meet a representative at lottery headquarters in Brussels. The number to call is 02 238 45 54 or 0494 10 99 67.

EuroMillions players in Belgium have 20 weeks to claim any prizes.

Our Story

December 2002: Site Launch

Back in the prehistoric days of the internet, before Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, Euro-Millions.com was launched. At the time, there was approximately 1/50th of the amount of websites in existence that there currently are today. We began offering information to users on how they could win millions of Euros in European lottery games.

February 2004: EuroMillions Launches in France, Spain and the UK

More than a year after Euro-Millions.com went live, the EuroMillions lottery was launched in France, Spain and the United Kingdom. Euro-Millions.com was able to provide results for the exciting new pan-European lottery for the (then) weekly draw and has been doing so ever since.

Fun fact: In the first ever EuroMillions draw, 8.2% of prizes were won in the UK, 15.8% were won in Spain and a whopping 76% were won in France!

May 2008: The First Redesign

With increasing interest in EuroMillions across the continent, we released the first redesign of Euro-Millions.com. The new design brought about an improved user experience, better navigation and more valuable information for you, the user.

December 2008: Multilingual Versions of Euro-Millions.com Launched

As Euro-Millions.com begins to attract users from around the world, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Russian language versions of the site are launched. This allowed us to begin offering the same valuable information to multiple new audiences.

July 2012: A Record-Breaking Month

Our busiest month to-date continues to be July 2012, thanks to a promotional ‘100 UK Millionaires’ Raffle draw in the UK. The draw on 27th July also marked the opening of the 2012 London Olympics, which the UK National Lottery celebrated by turning 100 EuroMillions players into overnight millionaires. On that weekend alone, more than 10.3 million page views were racked up on Euro-Millions.com!

September 2013: The Second Redesign

As an increasing number of site users are visiting us on mobile devices, our biggest redesign to date was launched on 23rd September 2013. The new layout was optimised with the mobile user in mind, bringing a modern design and improved navigation, making the site easier to access for all users.

October 2015: Login Area and Free Lottery Launched

Due to popular demand, a login area of Euro-Millions.com was launched, allowing users to enter and save tickets into the Checker. This was great news for those running syndicates, who were able to easily manage tickets and members of their syndicates.

The Free Lottery was also launched on the site, offering Daily and Weekly draw prizes for those who match the winning combination.

December 2018: New Languages Added

With Arabic, Dutch and Thai sections added to the site, Euro-Millions.com is now available in 13 languages! They are: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Thai and Arabic.

January 2020: A New Euro-Millions.com App

A new updated version of the app was launched after lots of hard work behind the scenes, bringing you fresh features to improve your experience. You are now able to scan your tickets (UK only) and see within a matter of seconds if you’ve won a prize. The old design has been thrown out and a completely fresh, modern layout has been implemented.

Most common triplets and consecutive triplets

Common triplets: Consecutive triplets:
Numbers Frequency
10 19 23 6
2 10 22 5
3 22 49 5
5 19 31 5
6 48 50 5
Numbers Frequency
22 23 24 3
11 12 13 2
12 13 14 2
16 17 18 2
18 19 20 2

The 5 highest jackpots ever won (£)

Draw date Jackpot Winners
Friday 6 October 2017 170 810 000 £ 1
mardi 8 October 2019 170 221 000 £ 1
mardi 12 July 2011 161 653 000 £ 1
mardi 25 June 2013 159 559 034 £ 2
Friday 23 February 2018 155 597 796 £ 2

The 5 highest jackpots ever won (€)

Draw date Jackpot Winners
mardi 8 October 2019 190 000 000 € 1
Friday 6 October 2017 190 000 000 € 1
Friday 24 October 2014 190 000 000 € 1
Friday 10 August 2012 190 000 000 € 1
mardi 25 June 2013 187 937 614 € 2

The 5 highest jackpot winning numbers

Draw date Jackpot Winners
Friday 2 September 2016 32 837 522 € 5
Friday 4 February 2011 24 368 199 € 5
Friday 5 October 2007 10 425 000 € 5
Friday 28 avril 2006 17 970 266 € 4
Friday 30 September 2005 17 020 072 € 4

New EuroMillions rules 2020

In February 2020, the rules of the Euromillions lottery have been modified and validated by all the different European operators. If these rules do not change the odds of the Euromillions lottery, on the other hand, they modify the way in which the prizes are allocated and distributed.

The earnings of the middle ranks are lowered with the new Euromillions rules of 2020. The share of stakes distributed to the ranks 2 at 13 has been revised downwards for all ranks.

The share of bets in increasing the jackpot (rank n ° 1) has been strengthened, allowing prize pools to grow faster than before.

The EuroMillions jackpot cap has been revised upwards for the first time since 2004. The maximum amount of the EuroMillions European lottery is set at 200 millions of euros. Once reached, it can be put into play 5 once in a row and in a subsequent series, the maximum ceiling will be extended by 10 millions of euros, up to the maximum 250 millions of euros (10 million euros in 10 millions of euros).

All changes to the Euromillions rules 2020.

Why Prizes Differ Between Currencies

The Euro is the base currency for EuroMillions as it is used by seven of the nine participating countries. When a jackpot is won in the UK the equivalent figure in pounds is paid out, based on the exchange rate on the day of the draw.

For non-jackpot prizes, the amount you receive in the UK is not worked out purely on the basis of the exchange rate. Instead, a formula is in place to take into account each country’s contribution to the game.

Each country that participates in EuroMillions contributes €1.10 into the Common Prize Fund, which is used to pay out prizes to all winners. Camelot’s contribution to the Common Prize Fund is the 50% of £1.74 from every EuroMillions ticket sold.

If, using the exchange rates on the day of a draw, Camelot’s contribution to the Common Prize Fund works out at less than €1.10, prizes paid out to UK players will be reduced to compensate for the shortfall. If, on the other hand, Camelot’s contribution amounts to more than €1.10, UK winners will receive comparatively bigger prizes than winners in other countries.

To put it simply, if £1.74 is worth less than €2.20, UK winners will receive smaller prizes than those in other countries. If £1.74 is worth more than €2.20, UK players will receive more. These rules ensure that prizes are always in line with how much each participating country contributes to the Common Prize Fund.

What are the rules of EuroMillions ?

The rules of EuroMillions couldn't be simpler. For each validated EuroMillions grid, you have to choose two sets of numbers :

  • 5 main numbers of 1 at 50.
  • 2 Good stars 1 at 12.
  • Discover the 7 numbers selected in the draw to win the jackpot.

Of course, playing online is no different, same selection of numbers, jackpots or similar secondary prizes ... In reality there are even more online gaming options than through an official reseller ! Online, you can play in a group, subscribe, opt for multiple draws ... Many options to significantly increase the winning odds of the European lottery.

How to Play

French Loto tickets can be purchased online or in person from an authorised retailer at a cost of €2.20 per line.

Loto jackpots are worth a minimum of €2 million and if there is no Match 5 plus Chance Number winner, the jackpot will roll over to the following draw and increase by €1 million. It is possible for the jackpot to roll over for a maximum of 34 consecutive draws and if there is still no top prize winner, the jackpot prize will roll down and be shared between players in the next winning prize tier.

In addition to the jackpot, there are eight other winning combinations and you can even win a prize just for matching the Chance number. The majority of the prizes are pari-mutuel so they vary from draw to draw based on the number of tickets sold and the number of winners, but there is a fixed prize of €2.20 for matching the Chance number with one or none of the main balls.

The Loto winning combinations and odds are as follows:

Winning Combination Odds of Winning Percentage of Prize Fund
5 more luck 1 in 19,068,840 Jackpot
5 1 in 2,118,760 8.44%
4 more luck 1 in 86,677 2.06%
4 1 in 9,631 7.43%
3 more luck 1 in 2,016 4.44%
3 1 in 224 15.98%
2 more luck 1 in 144 12.43%
2 1 in 16 49.22%
1 more luck 1 in 28 €2.20
Chance number 1 in 18 €2.20

The percentage allocated to each prize category is taken after the prize money has been distributed to the jackpot and fixed prize tiers.

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