Lottery.co.uk Anticipates A Bumper EuroMillions Draw
Released
on: September 15, 2009, 7:15 am
Author: Sam Weren
Industry: Entertainment
Lottery.co.uk,
an independent web site dedicated to the UK National Lottery,
is anticipating a bumper level of interest in the EuroMillions
Mega Jackpot draw that takes place this Friday 18 September, 2009.
The Mega Jackpot will be worth around £85 million, and that
fact – combined with the current economic climate and the
‘end of summer blues’ that many people experience
– could make players even more keen to buy themselves a
ticket or two.
A
EuroMillions Mega Jackpot draw adheres to the same rules as the
regular EuroMillions
game, so the odds of winning the jackpot are exactly the same
at 1 in 76,275,360. Tickets are also the same price as in a regular
draw, so the only difference is the amount of money that can be
won by a player who matches the five main numbers and the two
Lucky Star numbers – a regular minimum jackpot is around
£13 million, so the £85 million Mega Jackpot is almost
seven times bigger.
Lottery
games always tend to be more attractive in times of economic difficulty
and many players also buy lottery tickets to cheer themselves
up. These two observations have led commentators at Lottery.co.uk
to predict that the coming Mega Jackpot game will be particularly
popular.
Sam
Weren, spokesman for Lottery.co.uk, said: "A jackpot of £85
million is enough to encourage millions of people to play the
EuroMillions Mega Jackpot game all by itself. So if you combine
that fact with the widespread desire to defeat the recession and
the need for people to cheer themselves up as we say goodbye to
the summer, we could well see a noticeable increase in the number
of EuroMillions players buying tickets this week."
With
12 prize levels in all, players won’t necessarily need to
win the EuroMillions Mega Jackpot itself to have cause to celebrate.
Secondary prizes can also be substantial, and there have been
several draws where runners-up have actually become millionaires
even though the jackpot itself eluded them. With the odds of winning
any prize at all being 1 in 24, getting lottery
results worth celebrating might not be as difficult as many
people assume.
If
the anticipated swell in EuroMillions interest proves to be accurate
then there will no doubt be lengthy queues in Lottery retail outlets
all over the country. Fortunately, players don’t have to
brave such queues to buy their tickets – anyone of legal
age can buy lottery tickets online. Buying tickets online also
has the advantage of making them impossible to lose, and if a
player wins then they are notified directly by e-mail.
Anyone
who chooses to play for the EuroMillions Mega Jackpot on Friday
18 September might want to first take a look at the wealth of
inspirational and instructional articles that are available for
free in the Lottery
Articles Archive. Here readers can find information on a variety
of lottery subjects, including how to start a lottery syndicate
and how to improve their chances of winning.
Sam
Weren added: "It is likely that this EuroMillions Mega Jackpot
will be the last one of 2009. So if anyone fancies their chances
at winning a share of £85 million, this is definitely the
time to have a go.”
About
Lottery.co.uk
Lottery.co.uk is an independent Lottery web site that provides
Lottery players with everything they need to get the most from
their favourite hobby. Check the latest lottery results for all
National Lottery games, read all about the latest lottery news
stories, make use of an informative articles archive and much
more.
PR contact details:
Sam Weren
The Lottery Company Ltd
PO Box 200
Harrogate
Yorkshire
HG1 2YR
01423-507545
www.lottery.co.uk