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Prize Fund Allocation

If you win the Euromillions Jackpot your prize is paid out in the currency of the country in which you bought your ticket, so Euros in most countries, Sterling in the UK and Swiss Francs in Switzerland. It's the same if you win a lower Tier prize and the value is based on the percentages shown in the table below.

Each of the nine countries that participate in the EuroMillions lottery sell their own tickets. Of the €2 face value of the ticket, 50% goes to lottery operator and 50% is paid to a prize fund. In the UK, Camelot operates the lottery and out of its 50% they give 12% to the government, 28% to UK Good Causes; 5% to retailers and keep 5% for running the lottery, which is the same split as when you buy a National Lottery ticket.

Since the UK uses Sterling things are slightly different. Of the £1.50 ticket face value, €1 goes to the prize fund like everyone else and 75p (theoretical 50%) goes to the operator. If there is a balance, because of the variation of Sterling against the Euro, that is also paid out to UK winners (this is because you will have paid more for your ticket in the first place).

For example:
Ticket cost = £1.50
Operator receives = £0.75
Prize fund receives = €1 = Say, £0.65 (actually varies each draw)
Balance = £0.10 is added to lower tier winners in the UK only.

On Friday each country's prize fund is added together to give a grand total prize fund that is used to pay out all the prizes based on the percentage split shown in the table. So 22% of the prize fund is paid into the Jackpot fund, 16% goes to a Booster Fund, leaving 62% of the prize fund to be allocated across all the other prize levels. So a Tier 2 winner in any country wins the same amount of money (payable in their local currency).

If a Jackpot is not won, the value in the Jackpot 'pot', into which every country has paid 22% of their prize fund, remains in that pot and is added to the following week (called a Rollover), and so on until it is won or the jackpot rollover limit is reached. But the lower Tier prizes are allocated each week, and the value of the fund starts at zero for the following week. More tickets are sold when there is a rollover Jackpot so the overall value of the prize fund will be greater and so Tier value prizes will be higher as well.

The Booster Fund is available to boost the Jackpot if needed, say at the start of a new draw period. The amount moved from this fund to the Jackpot is agreed in advance by the participating lottery operators.

Prize fund allocation

Prize Level	Matches	% Prize Fund
Jackpot	match 5 + 2	22
Tier 2	match 5 + 1	7.4
Tier 3	match 5 + 0	2.1
Tier 4	match 4 + 2	1.5
Tier 5	match 4 + 1	1
Tier 6	match 4 + 0	0.7
Tier 7	match 3 + 2	1
Tier 8	match 3 + 1	5.1
Tier 9	match 2 + 2	4.4
Tier 10	match 3 + 0	4.7
Tier 11	match 1 + 2	10.1
Tier 12	match 2 + 1	24
Booster Fund		16

Claiming your winnings

Be warned, different lottery operators have different rules. For instance, in France prizes must be claimed in 60 days.

Anything above £50,000 must be claimed in person from a National Lottery Regional Centre and will be paid by cheque (no cash is held on these premises).

If you do win such a big prize, please call The National Lottery Line immediately for assistance in claiming your prize. Ring 0845 9 100 000 (calls normally charged at local rate in the UK).

To claim any prize above £500, you will have to complete a Claim Form and give proof of your identity. If you are claiming a large prize, additional checks on your winning ticket may be conducted.

All National Lottery prizes must be claimed by 11.00pm, 180 days after the winning draw. You can also claim your winnings by post. Send your winning ticket and the completed Claim Form to this address: The National Lottery, Accounts Dept., P.O. Box 287, Watford WD1 8T