3 place - Transnational lottery "EuroMillions" - Total prize fund - 190 million €, the biggest win is 190 million €
EuroMillions
EuroMillions has been launched in 2004 year. She quickly gained popularity. It is the largest game in Europe today. Big jackpot prize pool, which is growing due to the transfer of the prize fund, as well as the simplicity of the game allowed to expand the number of participating countries to nine from 3 to 2004 year. EuroMillions was originally held in Spain, UK and France, and today they are joined by Austria, Ireland, Andorra, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Portugal.
The minimum lottery jackpot is € 15 million., however, quite often it increases over € 100 million. EuroMillions has 13 prize nominations, which allows players to expect a higher probability of winning a prize. The biggest prize won so far is the jackpot in 190 million €. It was won twice: in 2014 year in Portugal and in 2012 year in Great Britain. Colin and Chris Weir at 2011 won in Great Britain 185 million. €.
The largest lotteries
Australia's regular Monday lotto, Wednesdays and Saturdays were organized in the seventies of the last century. Gradually irrelevant pranks died out, while new ones were added, borrowed mainly from Americans. As a result, there are now several largest lotteries, most popular. These include:
- Powerball Australia (link is below)
- Oz Lotto (don't want to read, and immediately play - then click here)
- Monday (here) & Wednesday Lotto (if you play - here)
- Tattslotto (Saturday Lotto, Oz Saturday)
Powerball Australia
Australian Powerball - tracing paper from the American counterpart, appeared on the continent in 1996 year.
- Weekly draws on Thursdays with live TV broadcast.
- Guaranteed minimum for jackpot - AU $ 3 million.
- The game involves two lottery drums with forty-five balls each. All you have to guess 6 numbers - five in the first and one (Powerball ball) in the second.
- Chance of winning the jackpot is one in fifty five million, minimum prizes - 1:160 (will be from 8 to 15 dollars).
Oz Lotto
Popular giveaway, leading his story with 1994 of the year, when Tattersall was able to negotiate with several states to host joint games.
Monday & Wednesday Lotto
Australians, without further ado, call many lotteries the days of the week, when the draws take place. So the MW Lottery is held twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays..
- The minimum jackpot is AUD $ 1 million. If there are two winners, each will receive a million. If there are more winners, they will split two million among themselves.
- Another difference between this lotto is, that the jackpot is not cumulative, amounts not won will not be transferred to the next draw.
- The lottery drum contains 45 balls, six main and two additional. For, to win the jackpot, you have to guess all the main numbers. Other combinations including those with additional balls, give smaller winnings.
- The chance to hit the jackpot is one of 8,1 million.
Tattslotto
In the full sense of this word, Tattslotto is not a lottery, more precisely does not pass under that name. This discrepancy is due to the fact, that the two lotteries were united under the Tatersall brand, engaged in lottery business for over fifty years. In fact, Tattslotto is known at home, as common in New South Wales, South and East Australia Saturday Lotto, and also Gold Lotto in Queensland.
so, last in a row, but not the least popular on the continent of Australia Saturday lotto, passing, as the name suggests, weekly Saturday morning.
- Oz Saturday minimum jackpot is four million.
- Draws with a jackpot size of up to thirty million are held approximately once every one and a half to two months.
- For, to win the maximum amount, you should guess six main balls from 45. The lottery drum drops six main and two additional. Other combinations with balls allow you to win smaller amounts.
- The chance of winning is 1 to 8 millions (jackpot), 1:144 (minimum).
- No online broadcasts (only television), however, there is access to the archives.
