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Top 5 Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot Wins<\/h1>\n\n\n
TheLotter<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Lottery Games<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Top 5 Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot Wins<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Today, EuroMillions jackpots<\/a> can reach unprecedented heights thanks to a 2020 rule change that put it on the record-breaking map! So who are the lucky players who snagged the biggest EuroMillions jackpots? How much did they win? Discover all the details of the five biggest EuroMillions jackpots awarded since the lottery’s inception in 2004.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Place: \u20ac250,000,000 – Austria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Strong ticket sales in the final days prior to the March 28, 2025 draw pushed the prize from \u20ac220 million<\/strong> to a record-breaking \u20ac250 million<\/strong>, which is also the current prize cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winning numbers were 10, 21, 30, 42 and 45, with the two Lucky Stars being 1 and 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd Place: \u20ac240,000,000 – Austria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After months of suspenseful rollovers, a record-breaking \u20ac240 million<\/strong> EuroMillions jackpot was won on 8 December 2023 by a single ticket sold in Austria. Although not many details on the winner were released, Austrian Lotteries claim that the lucky player joined the draw with 20 lines, with the very last one matching the jackpot prize!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This thrilling win means that the next EuroMillions jackpot cap will be boosted to \u20ac250 million<\/strong> and that the cap will no longer be increased by \u20ac10 million<\/strong> increments when reached due to the rules implemented by EuroMillions in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd Place: \u20ac230,000,000 – United Kingdom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Three records were broken with this EuroMillions jackpot win! On 19 July 2022, an unprecedented \u20ac230 million<\/strong> jackpot prize was won by a single UK ticketholder after a boosted Superdraw jackpot had a series of rollovers and reached the lottery\u2019s cap. The lucky winner(s) correctly guessed the seven winning numbers, which were 6, 23, 27, 40, 41 and the Lucky Star numbers 2 and 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Lottery stated that this is the largest lottery prize they\u2019ve ever awarded to a UK player and it\u2019s the second Superdraw jackpot won in 2022 by a UK ticket. The big win also took the title of the biggest EuroMillions and European jackpot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th Place: \u20ac220,000,000 – France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

15 October 2021 marked a new record in the EuroMillions and European lottery world! This incredible \u20ac220 million<\/strong> jackpot had been won by a young woman from French Polynesia just six rollovers after the Superdraw series started. It is not only the biggest jackpot ever won in France, but also the biggest EuroMillions prize ever won (for now!). The draw’s winning numbers were: 21, 26, 31, 34, 49 and Lucky Stars 2 and 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event also meant that the next EuroMillions jackpot would be capped at \u20ac230 million<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5th Place: \u20ac215,840,341 – United Kingdom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On 10 May 2022, a single ticket won the entire \u20ac215.8 million<\/strong> EuroMillions jackpot, after UK couple Joe and Jess Thwait correctly guessed the winning numbers: 3, 25, 27, 28, 29 – plus the Lucky Star numbers 4 and 9. That made them the second UK EuroMillions of 2022, but the biggest ever UK lottery winners in history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly enough, this huge jackpot was won in an ordinary EuroMillions draw and not as part of a Superdraw series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EuroMillions Jackpot Cap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we have already mentioned, the EuroMillions jackpot is currently capped at\u00a0\u20ac250 million<\/strong>, until this prize amount is next won.\u00a0Learn more about the EuroMillions jackpot cap<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for the next EuroMillions Superdraw for a chance at getting your name on this big winners’ list! You can also play EuroMillions Austria every week<\/a> for jackpot prizes that can eventually grow to be just as big and life-changing as a Superdraw prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n