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€77 Million EuroMillions Jackpot Won in France

On Tuesday 17th of December the EuroMillions jackpot was hit for the first time in around three weeks - leading to a winning player from France picking up an estimated top prize of €77,557,137.

Another EuroMillions Win

The winning numbers of Tuesday's draw came out as: 1, 3, 4, 21 and 29 and two Lucky Stars 2 and 7. Only one player matched all seven numbers to become the latest Euromillions winner - this time a French player taking the honours. 

It is actually the sixth time this year that a French player has won the jackpot and it's the most of any country in Europe - followed close behind by the UK who have had four winners this year and Spain who have had three. 

This reflects the game’s overall jackpot winners as France and the UK are currently neck and neck in terms of players who have won EuroMillions - a total of 130 since the game's inception, each making up 22.4% of the overall winners. 

It has not been too long since the jackpot was last hit. The last time was on 26th November which went to a UK player. This €77 million top prize could well be the last win of 2024 - which would be a lovely way to cap a great year - but we could always see another win sneak in before we reach 2025. There’s still a few draws left!

A Lucky Night in Europe

While only one player picked up the top prize, as luck would have it, we have another player who won the second prize - matching five numbers plus one Lucky Star. This win went to a ticket holder in Austria who is walking away with a total of  €603,073, meaning multiple players across Europe have picked up incredible amounts. 

In fact there were a total of 1,810,419 players who won prizes during the draw with some notable victories in certain countries. For example, in Spain a total of four players matched all five of the main numbers to pick up the third place prize. Go to our results page for a full breakdown of the latest EuroMillions draw. 

The latest EuroMillions winner hasn’t walked away with their multi-million prize yet, as they are yet to collect their winnings. They have 60 days to claim their prize before their ticket is void. To do so they will have to contact the French lottery operator: La Francaise des Jeux, who will pay out their win. EuroMillions urges its players to check their tickets so they don’t miss out on huge payouts. 

After this win the jackpot has reset to around $17 million (£14 million). There’s still time for one more win before we close out EuroMillions for the year. Draws take place every Tuesday and Friday at 8.45 PM and you can go to our tickets page to enter into the next draw.

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Published: Wed, 18 December 2024 - 12:00pm
Last Updated: Wed, 18 December 2024 - 4:37pm
Published By: Euro-Millions.com