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£100m EuroMillions sales to soar £100m EuroMillions sales to soar
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EuroMillions lottery ticket sales are expected to soar ahead of the estimated £100m jackpot draw. EuroMillions lottery ticket sales are expected to soar ahead of the estimated £100m (148m euros) jackpot draw.
The chances of winning the top prize are 76 million to one but if one ticket takes the cash, the payout will be the largest single lottery prize ever.The chances of winning the top prize are 76 million to one but if one ticket takes the cash, the payout will be the largest single lottery prize ever.
EuroMillions is played in nine nations including the UK, the Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal and Austria.EuroMillions is played in nine nations including the UK, the Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal and Austria.
But bookmakers say a ticket holder in France is most likely to win the draw, which has rolled 10 times since August.But bookmakers say a ticket holder in France is most likely to win the draw, which has rolled 10 times since August.
Tickets are also sold in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with money raised for good causes.Tickets are also sold in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with money raised for good causes.
Ticket-holders in the draw must match five main numbers from one to 50, plus the two Lucky Star numbers from one to nine in order to win the jackpot.Ticket-holders in the draw must match five main numbers from one to 50, plus the two Lucky Star numbers from one to nine in order to win the jackpot.
Actress Kelly Brook is promoting the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each.
HAVE YOUR SAY I'd buy myself a windmill to live in if I won and I'd work voluntarily as I love my job Jenny, Herts Send us your comments The UK lottery operator, Camelot, says it expects ticket sales to rise by 400% in the final hours before the draw.HAVE YOUR SAY I'd buy myself a windmill to live in if I won and I'd work voluntarily as I love my job Jenny, Herts Send us your comments The UK lottery operator, Camelot, says it expects ticket sales to rise by 400% in the final hours before the draw.
Actress Kelly Brook is promoting the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each.
A Camelot spokeswoman said: "If one UK ticket-holder wins the EuroMillions jackpot they will be guaranteed a place in the current Sunday Times Rich List as the 554th richest person in Britain - equal to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.A Camelot spokeswoman said: "If one UK ticket-holder wins the EuroMillions jackpot they will be guaranteed a place in the current Sunday Times Rich List as the 554th richest person in Britain - equal to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
"The win would not only catapult them to the top of the National Lottery rich list, they would also receive the biggest lottery prize ever paid out in the world.""The win would not only catapult them to the top of the National Lottery rich list, they would also receive the biggest lottery prize ever paid out in the world."
The spokeswoman said Camelot had projected that there would be 1.5 million tickets sold every hour in the run up to the draw, which would amount to 500 sales per second.
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"This would mean that £750,000 will be raised for good causes every hour and £35m raised by the time the draw is made."
Bookmaker William Hill is not offering betting odds on the EuroMillions draw itself, but spokesman Rupert Adams said it was offering a series of bets at odds of 76 million to one - the same as the chances of having the winning ticket.
"We're offering these bets to explain to people that they shouldn't be disappointed if they don't win the lottery draw," he said.
Previous jackpots won by sole ticket holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum.Previous jackpots won by sole ticket holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum.