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| £100m EuroMillions sales to soar | £100m EuroMillions sales to soar |
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| EuroMillions lottery ticket sales are expected to soar ahead of the estimated £100m jackpot draw. | EuroMillions lottery ticket sales are expected to soar ahead of the estimated £100m jackpot draw. |
| The chances of winning the top prize are 76 million to one but if one ticket takes the cash, the payout will be the largest single lottery prize ever. | The chances of winning the top prize are 76 million to one but if one ticket takes the cash, the payout will be the largest single lottery prize ever. |
| EuroMillions is played in nine nations including the UK, the Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal and Austria. | EuroMillions is played in nine nations including the UK, the Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal and Austria. |
| But bookmakers say a ticket holder in France is most likely to win the draw, which has rolled 10 times since August. | But bookmakers say a ticket holder in France is most likely to win the draw, which has rolled 10 times since August. |
| Tickets are also sold in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with money raised for good causes. | Tickets are also sold in Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with money raised for good causes. |
| Ticket-holders in the draw must match five main numbers from one to 50, plus the two Lucky Star numbers from one to nine in order to win the jackpot. | Ticket-holders in the draw must match five main numbers from one to 50, plus the two Lucky Star numbers from one to nine in order to win the jackpot. |
| Actress Kelly Brook is promoting the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each. | Actress Kelly Brook is promoting the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each. |
| The UK lottery operator, Camelot, says it expects ticket sales to rise by 400% in the final hours before the draw. | The UK lottery operator, Camelot, says it expects ticket sales to rise by 400% in the final hours before the draw. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I'd buy myself a windmill to live in if I won and I'd work voluntarily as I love my job Jenny, Herts href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=4665&edition=1&ttl=20061110104638" class="">Send us your comments A Camelot spokeswoman said: "If one UK ticket-holder wins the EuroMillions jackpot they will be guaranteed a place in the current Sunday Times Rich List as the 554th richest person in Britain - equal to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. | |
| "The win would not only catapult them to the top of the National Lottery rich list, they would also receive the biggest lottery prize ever paid out in the world." | "The win would not only catapult them to the top of the National Lottery rich list, they would also receive the biggest lottery prize ever paid out in the world." |
| Previous jackpots won by sole ticket holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum. | Previous jackpots won by sole ticket holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum. |