Millions of players across Europe sensed an opportunity to pick up sensational prizes on Friday night as both EuroMillions and Eurojackpot offered colossal jackpots. A lucky ticket from Finland secured €90 million on Eurojackpot, but there was a rollover in EuroMillions and the top prize will now climb to £121 million (€138 million). Friday’s winning EuroMillions numbers were 22, 31, 36, 38 and 44, with Lucky Stars 1 and 11. One player from the UK matched five main numbers plus one Lucky Star to pick up £1.1 million, but the jackpot remained just out of reach. The top prize has still not been won in 2018, having most recently been claimed on Friday 29th December when an Irish family syndicate scooped €38.9 million (£34.5 million). It now stands at its highest amount since someone from Spain won €190 million on 6th October to equal the record for the largest jackpot.
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