EuroMillions Trilogy

They say that certain things in life come in threes. Almost all of us have had the experience of waiting for a bus and then seeing several arrive in succession just as we were about to give up and walk home. People also say that luck runs in threes – we play a game for days, weeks or months and then we win, and win again, and win yet again. Whether such clusters of success are random events or some kind of cosmic synchronicity isn’t for us to say, but if it’s the latter then there are two great reasons to play the Euromillions lottery.

On Friday 10 August a Angela Kelly scooped the entirety of the £35.4 million Euromillions jackpot – a sum that made her the winner of the largest National Lottery prize in UK history. This success came after years of watching Belgian, French and other European nations dominate the Euromillions league table of winners.

Then, last Friday (31 August) a British winner landed the UK’s second biggest National Lottery prize by matching five main numbers and two lucky star numbers to win £26.5 million. Unfortunately the winner of this second prize has yet to come forward, so if you’re in the habit of playing the Euromillions game, be sure to check your tickets for Friday 31 August – the winning main numbers were 6, 18, 22, 23, 37 and the two lucky star numbers were 5 and 6.

Even if you didn’t win the Euromillions jackpot last week, the observation that this kind of thing often comes in threes means that a third Euromillions jackpot could well be destined for a third British player at some point over the next few weeks. Will it be you? The only way to ensure that you’re in with a chance should fate decide to complete the lottery trilogy is to buy yourself a ticket or two. If you think you’re likely to forget to buy tickets in the future, consider entering the same numbers for several draws in succession. Then sit back, cross your fingers and wait and see if Euromillions jackpots, like buses, really do come in threes.

3rd Sept 2007