The National Lottery has guaranteed that 100 millionaires will be made across nine countries in Friday night’s EuroMillions draw.
The special EuroMillions raffle event on Friday, February 3 will guarantee 100 new millionaires across the nine participating countries of Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
According to the National Lottery, players who buy a ticket for Friday’s EuroMillions will receive a special raffle code for each line played and will be automatically entered into the special EuroMillions Raffle. The lucky 100 winners will all receive an incredible €1 million as a prize in the raffle.
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A spokesperson for the National Lottery said: “Friday’s EuroMillions draw is going to be an incredibly exciting event.
“On top of the €17 million jackpot on offer, the draw will guarantee 100 brand new millionaires in the draw across the participating EuroMillions game members.
“It’s been an amazing start to the year already for players with five National Lottery millionaires being made in 2023 so far.
“There will be huge excitement in the build-up to Friday's draw which could be life-changing for one or more EuroMillions players in Ireland."
The special draw on Friday night is in addition to the main EuroMillions game where players have the chance to win the €17 million jackpot and other prizes and the Ireland-only raffle where 10 players in Ireland are guaranteed to win €5,000 each.
The National Lottery also gives nearly 30 cents from every €1 made to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage, and the Irish language
In total, more than €6 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 35 years ago. In 2021 alone, €304 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
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