Time-Sensitive: How One of theLotter’s Local Offices Prepares for EuroMillions’ €185 Million Draw

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Europe's premier lottery, EuroMillions, held  a Super Draw on Friday, June 7^th, offering a guaranteed jackpot of €100 million that has since grown to €185 million! As fans in Europe and around the world again look to get tickets for a special draw, we look back a few weeks to when Lottery Expert Juan in theLotter's Spain office shared how one of theLotter's EuroMillions ticket purchasing centres prepares for such popular lottery events.

theLotter HQ: Hi Juan, Thank you for agreeing to speak with us today. We understand that with a €100 million EuroMillions Super Draw just around the corner, this week is a busy one, and we appreciate you taking the time to outline the roles and responsibilities of a local theLotter office.

Juan:  Firstly, you're welcome. Secondly, with so many fantastic Spanish and European lotteries, when is it not busy? Thirdly, as you will see, understanding the importance of efficient, error-free processing to theLotter players is central to our work as lottery experts. I am happy to explain what goes on behind the scenes; from after a player purchases a lottery ticket online through theLotter, to checking results to see if they've won.< [...]

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Top 10 EuroMillions FAQs – What lottery fans want to know about this Tuesday’s €185 million draw!

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As Europe's premier lottery, EuroMillions attracts attention from around the world. Lotto fans can find answers to the ten most frequently asked questions about the multi-country draw as it approaches its maximum prize this Tuesday.

1. What is EuroMillions?

EuroMillions is a popular number draw game established in 2004 when French, Spanish and UK lottery organisations joined together to create a pan-European lotto. The first EuroMillions draw took place on Friday, 13^th February 2004, with tickets sold in each of the three founding territories.

Just 34 weeks later, an additional six countries (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland) joined in the Euro lottery fun! The first 9-country EuroMillions draw was held on Friday, 8^th October 2004.

2. How do I play EuroMillions?

To play EuroMillions, select five numbers from a guess range of 1-50, and then select two additional numbers, called Lucky Stars, from a separate guess range of 1-11. The EuroMillions jackpot will be awarded to the player or group of players who match all five regular numbers and both Lucky Stars. In total, EuroMillions offers an impressive thirteen prize categories, nine of which require one or both of [...]

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Lottery Players Vote: What’s Your Favourite Lotto?

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There are too many exciting lottery draws available at theLotter to choose just one, but everyone has a favourite. Which is yours?

What lottery provides you with the best winning odds, the biggest prizes, and the most satisfaction when playing? theLotter wants you to pick your favourite and let us know which lotteries will be seeing an entry with your lucky numbers this week!

EuroMillions

Currently #1 on theBig list and #1 in Europe, EuroMillions is approaching a fourth consecutive rollover as its €166 million jackpot continues to hunt for a winner. The pan-European lotto held its bi-annual Super Draw that featured a €100 million top prize on June 7th, but no ticket-holders were able to match all five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, causing this lotto's jackpot to enjoy a major boost.

US Powerball

As one of America's largest multi-state lotteries, Powerball offers huge prizes that have begun to roll into mega jackpots. The Power Play option allows fans to double the second place $1 million prize to $2 million and doubles, triples and quadruples other secondary prizes. This lotto giant is currently #3 on theBig list with a $127 million jackpot and coming off of an eventful spring that saw the lotto break its top prize record with a $590.5 million jackpot win.  Known worldwide for its sky-high first-place prizes, USA Powerball has become a household name.

La Primitiva

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Florida Powerball $590.5 Million Winner Profile: 10 Things We Can Learn About Gloria MacKenzie

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Powerball's mystery winner finally revealed herself two weeks ago, but Gloria MacKenzie is still somewhat of an enigma to the rest of the world. Here are 10 things that we've learned since MacKenzie stepped into the public eye to claim her prize.

1.       If it weren't for Mindy Crandell, she may not have won $590.5 million  

Crandell was standing in line at the Publix Supermarket in front of MacKenzie and was kind enough to let her go ahead of her to buy her ticket. Even though MacKenzie opted for the Quick Pick ticket, the infinitesimal odds of the randomly generated numbers could have been different had Crandell decided not to be so courteous that day.

2.       She's allergic to the spotlight

While most lotto players have their smiles, acceptance speeches, and first purchases ready to go before the numbers are even announced, MacKenzie was all business when she arrived to the [...]

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EuroMillions Lottery Timeline: Founders, Joiners and Millionaires!

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EuroMillions is widely considered to be Europe’s premier lottery. It’s amazing to think that the multi-state lotto has been around for less than a decade. Here are EuroMillions and EuroMillions UK’s top highlights. Euro lottery results are available on theLotter and players can buy tickets for Friday’s €166 million EuroMillions dra! w here.

 

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Italy and Spain: The Rivalry Continues on the Lottery Field

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These two Southern European countries are fierce competitors, both on the soccer field and on the list of the world's biggest lotteries. As SuperEnalotto and La Primitiva battle it out for lottery dominance in close proximity on the list of the world's top lotto prizes, the pair also find that the rivalry translates onto the soccer field.

Italy and Spain's lotto rivalry mirrors their soccer rivalry: an intense power struggle for dominance with the pair shoulder-to-shoulder in a tight race.  On the field, Spain and Italy are familiar foes since the 2008 Euro Cup quarter- finals match up that saw a Spanish team finally overcome decades of Italian victories. Off the field, SuperEnalotto and La Primitiva's rivalry is also relatively new, with La Primitiva seeing a jackpot breakthrough with January 2013's €32 million top prize.

This week, the rivalry continues as La Primitiva's jackpot skyrockets past its current record with a €40.7 million prize, putting the Spanish draw at #4 on theBig list. This 250 year old draw was initially created by royal initiative to raise funds for the Spanish treasury, but its jackpots remained relatively low until a €24.92 million top prize in 2005 that sparked La Primitiva's resurgence.

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Brazil’s Next Big Super Draw – All the Information You Need

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Annual draws are a fan favourite in the lottery world and usually provide massively inflated jackpots and a boost to secondary prizes! Brazil's Quina de Sao Joao draw is offering R$ 90 million on June 24th and all you need to know is below.

How does Brazil's Quina Lotto work?

Brazil's Quina lottery was launched in March 1994 as an alternative to predominantly raffle based lotteries. Today, not only does Quina Lotto allow players to select their own numbers, it offers the opportunity to play the lottery six days a week.

Quina players select five numbers from a guess range of 1-80 and enjoy excellent winning odds of 1:24,040,016 to win the Brazilian lottery's top prize. The starting jackpot is always at least R$ 400,000 (approximately $200,000) and continues to grow without a cap. With six early evening draws on every day but Sunday, the jackpot can see 1100% growth within one week!

 3D Presentation of Sao Joao 2012 in Caruara, Brazil

Who was Sao Joao?

Sao Joao is Portuguese for Saint John and most commonly refers to John the Baptist, arguably the most senior of the twelve apostles. For the majority of Christians, John is seen as the forerunner to Jesus, perhaps once his teacher before taking on the role of announcing his arrival.

Brazil is a majority Catholic country and holds widespread celebrations in honour of John the Baptist every June. Known as Festas Juninas, these summer celebrations can last throughout the month, with days dedicated to St. Anthony (on June 13^th) and St. Peter (June 29^th) either side of the focal poi [...]

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Time-Sensitive: How One of theLotter’s Local Offices Prepares for the EuroMillions €100 Million Super Draw

Europe's premier lottery, EuroMillions, is holding a Super Draw on Friday, June 7^th, offering a guaranteed jackpot of €100 million! As fans in Europe and around the world look to get tickets for this special draw, we speak to Lottery Expert Juan in theLotter's Spain office about how one of theLotter's EuroMillions ticket purchasing centres prepares for such an event.

theLotter HQ: Hi Juan, Thank you for agreeing to speak with us today. We understand that with a €100 million EuroMillions Super Draw just around the corner, this week is a busy one, and we appreciate you taking the time to outline the roles and responsibilities of a local theLotter office.

Juan:  Firstly, you're welcome. Secondly, with so many fantastic Spanish and European lotteries, when is it not busy? Thirdly, as you will see, understanding the importance of efficient, error-free processing to theLotter players is central to our work as lottery experts. I am happy to explain what goes on behind the scenes; from after a player purchases a lottery ticket online through theLotter, to checking results to see if they've won.

theLotter HQ: Great. As you know, players who wish to buy lotto tickets online come to theLotter.com, select the lottery they wish to play, enter their choice of numbers (as a quick pick, manual selection or using their lucky numbers), confirm their purc [...]

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How Do You Say “Lotto” in Romanian and Polish? theLotter Welcomes Two New Languages to the Site

Polish and Romanian are joining the other 10 languages offered on theLotter! With more languages coming in, we took a look at the love for lottos that unites players from all over the globe and their ability to play it global in a local language!

With the addition of Romanian and Polish just around the corner, we got to thinking how the language of lotteries transcends nationality, geography, and culture across the population of 7 billion people in the world that speak between 6,800 to 6,900 distinct languages. Talk about a mouthful! When it comes to playing the world’s biggest lottery draws draws, lottery enthusiasts can all speak the universal lotto language which is about luck, numbers, and winning – universal indicators that know no borders!

Do you know how to say “lotto” in Romanian and Polish? Hint: you just read it! Players may be familiar with Romania and Poland’s national lotteries which are frequent visitors on theSmart. These Eastern European lottos are known for their great winning odds , reasonable prices, and easy-going taxes. Poland Lotto fans recognize the lottery for its longevity and unwavering play format which has not changed since its inception in 1957.  Romania Lotto 6/49 has a play format that is structured to offer great winning odds, in the jack [...]

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