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Prize amounts
What happened
| Match | Prize | Times | Won | Odds |
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Each line is checked with the real chance of every match (5 from 50 plus 2 Lucky Stars from 12). EuroMillions prizes below the jackpot are shared pools, so the amounts are typical figures you can edit under Prize amounts. Play money only.
Independent site. CasinoCalcs is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Lottery, Allwyn, Ireland’s National Lottery or any other EuroMillions lottery. Game names are used only to describe the rules the maths is based on. Every combination has exactly the same chance of being drawn: no generator, wheel, lucky, hot or cold number can improve your odds.
- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
Our EuroMillions simulator plays your £2.50 line every Tuesday and Friday for as many years as you like, in seconds. Ten years is 1,040 lines and £2,600. Press Play and watch what comes back. It’s free, it’s fast, and it gives a better sense of the odds than staring at 1 in 139,838,160.
What a EuroMillions simulator tells you
EuroMillions has 13 prize tiers, more than most lotteries. That keeps the small wins coming: a prize roughly once every 13 lines. The big ones are another story.
| Match | Odds per line | Over 10 years (1,040 lines) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 in 22 | about 47 times |
| 2 + 1 star | 1 in 49 | about 21 times |
| 3 | 1 in 314 | 3 or 4 times |
| 3 + 1 star | 1 in 706 | once or twice |
| 4 + 2 stars | 1 in 621,503 | almost never |
| 5 + 2 stars (jackpot) | 1 in 139,838,160 | never |
So a typical decade looks like 70-odd small wins worth a few pounds each. You’ll spend £2,600 and see about £300 to £350 back, unless a rare 4 or 5 lands.
Why the prizes are typical, not fixed
Apart from the jackpot, EuroMillions prizes are shared pools: the money for a tier is split between everyone who hits it. A busy draw with lots of 2-number winners pays less each. The CasinoCalcs simulator uses typical amounts (for example £3 for matching 2, about £45 for 3 plus 2 stars) and you can change any of them under Prize amounts. The odds are exact either way.
The long run
Push the years to 1,000. You’ll often see a 4 plus 2 stars, worth around £1,000, and still no jackpot. At two draws a week the average wait is about 1.34 million years. If you want the odds for other games side by side, try the EuroMillions odds calculator or the UK Lotto simulator. For picking a line, the EuroMillions number generator does it in one tap.
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