The historic Euromillions ceiling, set at 250 million euros, was reached and won for the first time during the exceptional draw on March 28. This amount, raised several times since the creation of the game, represents the maximum authorized by the current regulations. Save save Receive Euromillion alerts an Austrian player won the record jackpot of 250 million euros brought into play Friday March 28 by the French Games (FDJ) and its European partners. Contrary to what was first announced, the gain was well won during this exceptional draw. According to the winning drawing site, a “massive influx” of participants delayed the publication of complete results. This strong participation also allowed the prize pool, initially estimated at 243 million, to reach the maximum authorized ceiling of 250 million euros. The FDJ confirmed that a player had validated a grid with the five good numbers and the two winning stars, in an asset. Contracting other lottery such as the French lotto, whose amount of the jackpot evolves according to the number of prints without winners, the Euromillions works with a fixed ceiling. “The jackpot of a draw cycle begins at 17 million euros,” recalls the French Games (FDJ) site that Le Parisien consulted. With each draw without winning in rank 1 (five good numbers and two stars), the prize pool increases … until reaching 250 million euros, the ceiling currently in force. Once this limit is reached, the jackpot is blocked for four consecutive prints. If no player wins the sum in the fifth draw, the amount is redistributed to the lower ranks, generally those with five good numbers and a star. Read also: You will be able to win up to 50,000 euros with this new FDJ game a maximum amount noted on the Euromillions ceiling several times has continued to climb over the years. It was 190 million euros until 2020, then was noted several times: 200, 210, 220, 230, 240 and finally 250 million euros, reached for the first time this week. This progressive enhancement results from an agreement between the member countries of the Euromillions Consortium. For this ceiling to increase again, it would take a new reform validated by all the nine main participating countries, plus three micro-states. In the meantime, any prize pool automatically starts to 17 million euros once the jackpot won. Receive our latest news each week, the flagship items to support your personal finances. (tagstotranslate) Euromillions
