The extended series of EuroMillions jackpot rollovers, which had even persisted through the special Superdraw game that was held on 6 November, came to an end last Friday thanks to a single ticket in Portugal matching all seven of the numbers drawn. Portugal has now notched up 58 jackpot winners, which is 17.7% of the 327 winners that there have been since the game began. To put that figure into perspective, France and Spain dominate the leader board with 78 and 74 winners, respectively, whilst the UK is currently in fourth place on 55 winners. All other participating nations have had 25 winners or less, which probably reflects their more modest populations.
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