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Rise in EuroMillions ticket price Rise in EuroMillions ticket price
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The cost of the EuroMillions lottery game is to rise by 50p to £2 per line from 7 November, operator Camelot has said.The cost of the EuroMillions lottery game is to rise by 50p to £2 per line from 7 November, operator Camelot has said.
Playing in the game will now include an automatic draw into a new Millionaire Raffle game, where every week one UK player will win £1 million.Playing in the game will now include an automatic draw into a new Millionaire Raffle game, where every week one UK player will win £1 million.
A spokesman for Camelot said the first draw for the new game will take place on 13 November.A spokesman for Camelot said the first draw for the new game will take place on 13 November.
The Millionaire Raffle number will be displayed on a EuroMillions ticket.The Millionaire Raffle number will be displayed on a EuroMillions ticket.
A National Lottery spokesman said the money would contribute to the £23 billion raised for good causes in the UK in the last 15 years.A National Lottery spokesman said the money would contribute to the £23 billion raised for good causes in the UK in the last 15 years.
"The Millionaire Raffle gives every player another chance to make their dream to be a millionaire come true. It guarantees to create a new millionaire in the UK every week," he said."The Millionaire Raffle gives every player another chance to make their dream to be a millionaire come true. It guarantees to create a new millionaire in the UK every week," he said.
Advance tickets
In the weeks leading up to the start of the Millionaire Raffle game and the EuroMillions price change, the number of weeks players can take part in EuroMillions ahead will reduce each week.In the weeks leading up to the start of the Millionaire Raffle game and the EuroMillions price change, the number of weeks players can take part in EuroMillions ahead will reduce each week.
From 24 October people will only be able to play for up to two weeks in advance, then one week from 31 October.From 24 October people will only be able to play for up to two weeks in advance, then one week from 31 October.
From 7 November players will be able to purchase EuroMillions tickets for up to four weeks at a time once again.From 7 November players will be able to purchase EuroMillions tickets for up to four weeks at a time once again.
While the price in the UK will rise, Camelot said the price of a EuroMillions ticket remained at two Euros across the rest of Europe.
"But with the launch of Millionaire Raffle you are no longer comparing like with like, no other country is able to guarantee to make a local millionaire every week," he said.