The where’s and how’s of getting your lottery information fix
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When playing lotto there is always something that you need to know. Where and how to get this information can sometimes get really frustrating and that’s why many people use the Internet to get their lotto information fix. A regular web search will give you information from around the world on the different lottery games available and accessible to you, how to play lotto, past lottery results and lottery news. This is really important as you can easily find out if you’re holding a winning number and thus an end to most of your financial worries.
It is always advisable to spread the risk when you want to play lotto so that you do not invest all your eggs in one basket. So knowledge of how to play different games comes in very handy. I got some information on EuroMillions (since that’s hot property right now) to show you how easy it is.
EuroMillions is a transnational lottery with the UK, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland are participating. Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 21:45 CET in Paris. A standard EuroMillions ticket costs €2.00, £2.00 or CHF3.00 per line played, depending on the local currency. (With the Plus option, currently available only in Ireland and Portugal) The cost of playing in the UK increased from £1.50 to £2.00 per line on 7 November 2009, due to the combination of: the EUR/GBP exchange rate, and gives you an automatic entry in its Millionaire Raffle.
All prizes, including the jackpot, are tax-free (except in Switzerland) and are paid as a lump sum. The player selects five main numbers which can be any number from 1 to 50. The player also selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of 11 numbers. There is a prize for matching two main numbers and no lucky stars. And you can play if you’re 18 or over and reside in a participating country, but if your country has a different minimum age e.g. 16 years in the UK, then you’re in.
The rule regarding rollovers is that there is a Jackpot Pool Cap. The jackpot continues to rollover until it reaches or exceeds €185,000,000. The Jackpot remains at €185,000,000 and any additional prize money rolled over will be added to the jackpot pool for the next lower prize level containing at least 1 winner (5 main numbers + 1 Lucky Star or possibly even just 5 main numbers).
After winning the Jackpot with a Jackpot Pool Cap, the Jackpot Pool Cap grows by €5,000,000. (i.e. after the capped Jackpot of €185,000,000 is won, the next Jackpot Pool Cap is €190,000,000, then the next time €195,000,000. However since January 2012 a new rule now locks the Jackpot cap at €190,000,000 permanently and if the jackpot is not won after two draws, the prize money will be distributed amongst the next level winners. Now you canbuy a EuroMillions ticket because you can play lotto.
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