Which EuroMillions Countries Are The Luckiest?

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EuroMillions players from nine countries will be going in search of a fabulous £94 million (€108 million) jackpot in Friday night’s draw after a run of nine rollovers. Every participating nation has had at least one winner of the top prize, but where has been the luckiest place to play and does location make a difference to your chances of success? Out of the 380 jackpot winners in the 14-year history of EuroMillions, France can lay claim to the highest percentage. There have been 87 winners from the country, ahead of Spain with 84. The UK is next on the list with 70 winners, having recently powered ahead of Portugal (66). Belgium (29) and Switzerland (16) may not be in the top four, but both countries have been able to celebrate big wins in recent months. A Swiss player scooped CHF157 million (€135.3 million/£119.8 million) on Tuesday 19th December, while a Belgian man won €153.8 million (£134.8 million) last June and came forward to reveal that he was a big Al Pacino fan and liked the traditional Flemish dish of stew with fries. Austria has had 14 jackpot winners and Ireland has had 12, including the most recent success on Friday 29th December when a family syndicate from Dublin pocketed €38.9 million. Luxembourg has been the least successful country in terms of jackpot winners with just two.

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