Millionaire Raffle help

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  • What is the new game?

    The Millionaire Raffle is the exciting new addition to our hugely successful big jackpot EuroMillions game - where one lucky UK player will win a guaranteed £1 million every Friday.

    When a player buys a EuroMillions ticket, as well as being entered into the main draw, they will automatically be entered into a separate UK-only draw with a guaranteed prize of £1 million.

    We are launching this raffle as we know our players love the excitement of big jackpots and lots of UK winners.

    So, for £2 - an extra 50p - we will create 52 guaranteed millionaires a year, as well as still giving players the chance to win mega-jackpots in the main EuroMillions draw.

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  • When is this new game launching?

    Tickets go on sale on Saturday 7th November and the first draw will be on Friday 13th November.

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  • How much will it cost to play?

    As part of this enhancement, the price of a EuroMillions ticket will increase to £2 per line. For this extra 50p per line, someone in the UK will win a guaranteed £1 million each and every week, as well as be in with a chance of winning a mega-jackpot in the main EuroMillions draw.

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  • Is the Millionaire Raffle exclusive to the UK?

    Yes, it is based on extensive research with UK players as to what they would like to see in the UK - namely the excitement of big jackpots and UK winners.

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  • As with Dream Number, can I opt out of the Millionaire Raffle?

    No - you are automatically issued with a Millionaire Raffle selection when you purchase your EuroMillions numbers. This gives you the chance to win £1 million each and every week, as well as be in with a chance of winning a mega-jackpot in the main EuroMillions draw.

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  • What are the odds of winning the Millionaire Raffle?

    The odds are expected to average out at around 1 in 6 million. As with any raffle, the odds of winning the guaranteed £1 million prize will depend on the total number of entries per draw.

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  • Does the Millionaire Raffle £1 million prize have to be won?

    Yes - there will be a guaranteed £1 million winner in the UK every week.

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  • Can I choose my own Millionaire Raffle numbers?

    No - just as you can't with any raffle. These are unique to each player and randomly generated for every line of EuroMillions purchased - ensuring no two people have the same selection. Each Millionaire Raffle selection will be made up of three letters and six numbers (eg BCD123456).

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  • How will EuroMillions advance play work in the run up to the launch of the new game?

    There will be a four week countdown period prior to first Millionaire Raffle draw, where players will be able to buy tickets in advance for the number of weeks remaining before the draw on 6th November. For example if it is two weeks before 6th November, then players will be able to buy an advance play ticket for two weeks. All players will be able to buy tickets for up to four weeks in advance, as normal, from 7th November.

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  • Will the Millionaire Raffle draw be televised?

    The Millionaire Raffle is exclusive to the UK only and the winning raffle selection drawn will be broadcast as part of the coverage of the main EuroMillions draw on the BBC Friday night EuroMillions show.

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  • How is the winning Millionaire Raffle selection drawn?

    The winning raffle number selection will be selected by an Automated Draw Machine (ADM).

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  • How does the ADM work?

    ADMs have been used in the UK for many years - for example ERNIE (Premium Bonds) works on a similar basis.

    Traditionally, for a raffle, all the tickets for the draw are loaded into a 'hat' and the winning tickets are randomly picked out. With all the millions of tickets entered into each weekly EuroMillions draw, using a 'hat' is not a practical approach. An ADM allows Camelot to operate a fast, reliable and completely random Millionaire Raffle draw.

    The Camelot gaming system allocates each valid EuroMillions game entry, including Millionaire Raffle, a number, according to the order in which it was bought, so for example 1 to 10,000 - where 1 is the first entry bought and 10,000 is the last. The gaming system then asks the ADM to randomly select a winning entry from 1 to 10,000. The selected entry is the winner of the Millionaire Raffle and the guaranteed prize of £1 million.

    The ADM produces the winning entry entirely at random, so each individual Millionaire Raffle number has a separate and equal chance of winning a prize, regardless of when, where and how it was bought.

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  • How do we know the numbers are random?

    As with all of our draw machines, the ADM has been rigorously tested - both by Camelot and independently (by the University of Hertfordshire, Statistical Analysis Department) - with information shared with the National Lottery Commission. Camelot has obtained randomness verification for The National Lottery from the University of Hertfordshire.

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  • How have these machines been certified?

    Gaming Laboratories International in the USA has already certified the ADM for randomness of the numbers generated. ADMs are already in use by other lotteries worldwide.

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