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Neil Shaw

Huge changes to lottery mean you could win much more money

Lottery players could win much more money on the EuroMillions from this week as new rules come into play - increasing the jackpot to a potential maximum of €250million.

More money is to be pumped into the maximum prize available and lottery organisers say the changes are the biggest since 2016.

For the jackpot the cap is currently €190million - meaning once that level is reached the jackpot doesn't increase any more even if no-one wins.

That will now go to €200million - and if the jackpot isn't won then each draw will see another €10million added until it reaches the maximum cap of €250million.

Also more money is being taken out of the prize fund and put into the jackpot - 50 per cent for the first five draws - which means it should get to €100million by eight draws - instead of the current 11.

So not only are you able to win more money, you could win it more often because the jackpot will grow faster.

The price of tickets is not going up - so that means prize amounts for lower winning combinations will decrease.

There will also be more 'Super Draws' during the year - rising from two to three, and there are some small changes to the Milliion Maker raffles.

To celebrate the big changes on Friday, February 7, the first 'Super Draw' will take place with a special jackpot of £105million.

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