YOU have another chance of winning the £208million EuroMillions jackpot and bagging a bank balance that’s bigger than Adele’s.
But what are the tactics behind picking the winning numbers?
Lottery Guy, a top expert and blogger, has exclusively revealed his tips with Sun readers.
He chooses to remain anonymous but has been running his blog, Lottery Guy, since 2004, where he dishes out lottery tips to help players win big.
The £208 million jackpot went unclaimed on Friday, so the prize money has rolled over to tonight (Tuesday, 17th June).
It is capped at £208 million, and if a UK player takes home the money, it will be the largest prize ever won in this country.
Of course, the only real way of boosting your chances of winning is to buy more tickets, but make sure you gamble responsibly.
Avoid birthday numbers
You must pick five main numbers between 1-50 for your EuroMillions ticket.
You must also pick two “lucky star” numbers from 1-12.
It may be tempting to pick yours and your loved one’s birthday dates as your main numbers with the hope they bring you luck.
But the Lottery Guy said it’s best to avoid this tactic.
That’s because there will be a greater number of people picking numbers 1-31.
“Avoiding these numbers doesn’t increase your chance of winning, but if you do win, you’re much less likely to split the prize with other winners.”
Pick “unpopular” numbers
Statistically, each number has an equal chance of winning, which means there are no “lucky” numbers you can pick to boost your chances.
But Lottery Guy said a good idea would be to pick “unpopular” numbers in your ticket today.
Unpopular numbers are those which run from 32-50, because they fall outside of the birthday date numbers.
It makes sense to choose these numbers, because less players will be picking them.
That means that if you win a share of the winnings, there will be less people with the same unpopular numbers on their ticket.
“If you do win, you’re much less likely to split the prize with other winners,” he said.
Join a syndicate
A lottery syndicate is when a group of people club together and put money into a pot for lottery tickets.
One person will be in charge of buying the tickets and sharing out winnings. They are called the syndicate manager.
Joining one could be a good idea, said Lottery Guy.
“A syndicate does increase your chance of winning something because you’re usually buying a lot more tickets,” he said.
“But obviously your share of any prize is smaller – although it’s still great for a big rollover jackpot.”
If you were in a syndicate of 10 people, splitting the £208million jackpot four ways would leave you with £20.8million.
The syndicate manager will need to register the group and list themselves as the person in charge with The National Lottery.
It’s really important to write all the terms and conditions of your syndicate agreement down.
Get each person to sign it, so that if there is any confusion or squabbles over splitting the money, you can refer back to the agreement.
I won £115million in the EuroMillions lottery - here's how I spent it
WINNING the EuroMillions was a dream come true for Frances and Patrick Connolly.
The couple, from Moira, Northern Ireland, were gobsmacked when they scooped £115million back in 2019.
But it wasn’t a luxury supercar or a mansion that they splurged on first – they shared nearly £58 million between 50 friends and family.
Frances said last year that she and husband Patrick have donated £60 million since their life-changing win.
“That’s £60million-worth of love,” she said.
“And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can’t think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven’t smiled.”
They’ve also made some splurges of their own.
Patrick has swapped his old Renault Laguna for a new £30,000 Alfa Romeo Giulia.
He also gifted Frances with her dream car – although it came with a much more modest price tag – a £2,000 X-Type Jaguar.
“If I had any advice for a winner, I’d say money liberates you to be the person that you want to be.”
Which day to play
You have to be in it to win it, so if you want the chance of scooping the £208million jackpot, you must buy a ticket tonight.
If there is no winner, then the money will once again be rolled over to Friday’s game on 20th June – which will be a “Must Be Won” draw.
This means that if no ticket matches all five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers, the jackpot will be likely be shared out between winners who have five main numbers and one Lucky Star number.
As the chances of winning this are higher, it could mean that many players become multi-millionaires.
It is likely that tonight and Friday’s draw will be a very popular game among players.
But usually, Lottery Guy said that Tuesday is actually the best day to buy a ticket over Friday.
He said: “With EuroMillions, Friday is the much more popular day, so you’ve got more competition on a Friday.
“Consider focusing on the Tuesday draw if you want to keep more of that jackpot for yourself.”
And remember, only gamble with money you can afford to lose, and set a spending limit before you play.
Visit gamcare.org.uk or GambleAware.org if you need help.
Who's on the rich list?
BETWEEN them all, the top 10 richest lottery winners have bagged a combined £1.6billion.
But who are the lucky winners? Here’s the top 10 richest players who bagged the jackpot:
One anonymous winner bagged £195,707,000 in July 2022 Joe & Jess Thwaite won £184,262,899.10 in May 2022 One anonymous winner won £177,033,699.20 in November 2024 One anonymous winner won £171,815,297.80 in September 2022 One anonymous winner won £170,221,000 in October 2019 Colin & Chris Weir won £161,653,000 in July 2011 Gillian & Adrian Bayford won £148,656,000 in August 2012 An anonymous winner won £123,458,008 in June 2019 An anonymous winner won £122,550,350.80 in April 2021 An anonymous winner won £121,328,187 in April 2018 Read More Details
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