Why is Portugal so Successful at EuroMillions?

[worldlottery.net]

A Portuguese EuroMillions player scooped Tuesday night’s €61.5 million (£54.6 million), the 67th ticket holder from that country to claim the top prize since the lottery began in 2004. This is a remarkable achievement for a country with a population of just 10 million people. Despite there being a million more Belgians than Portuguese in their respective countries, the southerly nation can boast more than double the 29 jackpot wins by their friends in the north. Portugal is fourth of the nine participating countries in terms of top prize success, just four wins behind the UK with its 65 million inhabitants - six times Portugal’s population! Of course, there is no such thing as a lucky country in which to play EuroMillions. Every line played has as much chance as any other of winning the jackpot, whether you picked it up in Luxembourg or Lisbon. You would expect the larger countries to perform better, and indeed France, Spain and the UK are both the most populous and most successful nations in the game.

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