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£103m Euromillions numbers drawn No winners of £103m EuroMillions
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The numbers have been drawn for what could prove to be the largest lottery payout in the world. No-one has won the EuroMillions lottery jackpot, which had been pushed to an estimated £103m (153m euros) by record ticket sales.
A record number of tickets have been sold for this week's EuroMillions draw - pushing the jackpot to an estimated £103m (153m euros). The winning numbers in the draw, played across Europe, were 14, 21, 27, 30, 36. The Lucky Star numbers were 2 and 3.
The winning numbers in the drew were 14, 21, 27, 30, 36. The Lucky Star numbers were 2 and 3. UK lottery operator Camelot said the prize, which could have resulted in the biggest single lottery payout anywhere in the world, would roll over again.
The chances of winning the prize are 76 million to one. EuroMillions is played in nine nations including the UK. The chances of winning the top prize were 76 million to one.
Bookmakers said a ticket-holder in France is most likely to win the draw, which has rolled over 10 times since August. The prize, which has now rolled over 11 times since August, must be won next Friday, Camelot added.
Tickets are also sold in the Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with money raised for good causes. Next week's prize is an estimated £120m, and if no-one picks the five winning numbers and two Lucky Stars in the draw, the cash will be distributed among the next tier of winners.
A spokeswoman for Camelot said: "The UK and Europe have been gripped with EuroMillions fever this week, and with the jackpot rolling this is set to continue.
"Even though no-one scooped the jackpot, in this series of rollovers alone, EuroMillions has raised £35 million for good causes here in the UK."
EuroMillions tickets are sold in the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Ticket-holders in the draw must match five main numbers from one to 50, plus the two Lucky Star numbers from one to nine 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 to win the jackpot.
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 Send us your commentsHAVE 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 Send us your comments
The flurry of buyers across Europe increased the estimated jackpot from £100m to £103m. The flurry of buyers across Europe for this week's increased the estimated jackpot from £100m to £103m.
Camelot, the UK lottery operator, said ticket sales were around 450% up on a normal week. Camelot said ticket sales were around 450% up on a normal week.
Actress Kelly Brook has been promoting the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each. Actress Kelly Brook promoted the EuroMillions draw in the UK, where tickets cost £1.50 each.
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. Camelot spokeswoman said if one UK ticket-holder had won the EuroMillions jackpot they would have been 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 also have catapulted them to the top of the National Lottery rich list.
The spokeswoman said almost two million tickets were being sold every hour in the run-up to the draw, which amounts to 530 sales per second. The spokeswoman said almost two million tickets were sold every hour in the run-up to the draw, which amounted to 530 sales per second.
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Bookmaker William Hill is not offering betting odds on the EuroMillions draw itself, but spokesman Rupert Adams said it had been offering a series of bets at odds of 76 million to one - the same as the chances of having the winning ticket.
"We're offering these bets to explain to people that they shouldn't be disappointed if they don't win the lottery draw," he said.
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.
If EuroMillions rolls again for the 11th time, then the jackpot has to be won in the next draw on Friday 17 November.
If there is no winner in that draw, then the jackpot amount will roll down and be distributed among any winners in the next winning prize level.