Every EuroMillions line bought in the UK comes with a UK Millionaire Maker code of four letters and five numbers. In every draw one code wins £1 million, and you don't need to match a single ball. On special occasions the same code also enters the European Millionaire Maker, which creates dozens of millionaires across Europe in a single night.
What the UK Millionaire Maker is
The UK Millionaire Maker is a separate game that comes with every EuroMillions line sold in the UK and the Isle of Man. It's included in the price: of the £2.50 a line costs, 76p is the Millionaire Maker entry and £1.74 the EuroMillions entry, and the two can't be bought separately.
In every draw there's one guaranteed prize of £1,000,000. It doesn't depend on the EuroMillions numbers: you could match nothing in the main draw and still become a millionaire. From time to time Allwyn adds more £1 million prizes to a draw, which is known as a Super Raffle.
Your code
Each line gets a unique code made up of four letters and five numbers, generated at random by Allwyn's computer system. You can't choose it. It's printed on your ticket or, if you play online, shown with your entry in your account.
If your ticket covers several draws, the same code is entered into every UK Millionaire Maker draw the ticket is valid for. To win, your code has to match the winning one exactly, letter by letter and number by number, and your ticket's serial number has to match the winning entry in Allwyn's records.
How the winning code is chosen
The UK Millionaire Maker is drawn on the same day as EuroMillions, but not in Paris and not with balls: Allwyn's automatic draw machine selects one winning entry at random from all the valid UK Millionaire Maker entries for that draw. Every code has exactly the same chance, whatever numbers are on the line it came with.
The winning code is published with the EuroMillions results. You'll find it for every draw on our results page.
The odds of winning
Your chance is one in the number of entries in that draw, so it changes with sales. These are The National Lottery's own estimates for a draw with a single £1 million prize:
| Draw | Approximate odds |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, no rollover | 1 in 4.27 million |
| Friday, no rollover | 1 in 6.04 million |
| Tuesday, after four rollovers | 1 in 5.29 million |
| Friday, after four rollovers | 1 in 7.29 million |
Two things follow. Tuesday draws usually have fewer entries than Fridays, so each code has a better chance. And the odds get longer when the jackpot is big, because more people play. Even so, they're far better than the 1 in 139,838,160 odds of the EuroMillions jackpot.
Where the 76p goes
Of the 76p from each line, 30% is currently set aside to pay UK Millionaire Maker prizes. A reserve fund covers any shortfall in a draw with lower sales and pays for extra prizes in Super Raffles; the rest of the money goes to National Lottery good causes and the cost of running the game. The payout percentage can be changed with the Gambling Commission's agreement.
From Millionaire Raffle to Millionaire Maker
The game began in November 2009, as the UK Millionaire Raffle, when the price of a UK line went up from £1.50 to £2. At first it made one UK millionaire a week; from 2011, with the new Tuesday draw, it made two. When the price rose to £2.50 in September 2016 it moved to two £1 million winners in every draw, and since January 2019 it has guaranteed one per draw.
Spain has a similar game, El Millón, and France has My Million, but they're separate games for tickets bought in those countries. A UK ticket only enters the UK Millionaire Maker.
The European Millionaire Maker
Every so often the nine operators hold a European Millionaire Maker alongside a normal EuroMillions draw. It's announced in advance, together with the number of prizes on offer, and each prize is worth €1 million, paid for from the EuroMillions reserve fund.
In the UK you don't need a separate entry: on the day of a European Millionaire Maker, your UK Millionaire Maker code is also your European Millionaire Maker entry. The winning codes are drawn by SLE from entries in all nine countries. A UK winner's €1 million is converted into pounds at that day's exchange rate, and Allwyn tops it up to £1 million from the UK Millionaire Maker reserve.
| Date | €1 million prizes across Europe |
|---|---|
| Friday 28 October 2016 | 25 |
| Friday 23 February 2018 | 25 |
| Friday 21 January 2022 | 100 |
| Friday 3 February 2023 | 100 |
| Friday 22 November 2024 | 100 |
At the time of writing, the most recent event was on 22 November 2024. New events are announced in advance, together with the number of prizes on offer.
EuroMillions HotPicks: a separate game
EuroMillions HotPicks is a UK-only game that uses the same Tuesday and Friday draws but only the five main numbers, not the Lucky Stars. You choose to play Pick 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, pick that many numbers from 1 to 50 and win a fixed prize if all of them come up. Each line costs £1.50, and you don't need to play EuroMillions to play HotPicks.
| Game | You win if | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick 1 | Your 1 number is drawn | £10 | 1 in 10 |
| Pick 2 | Both numbers are drawn | £100 | 1 in 123 |
| Pick 3 | All 3 numbers are drawn | £1,500 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Pick 4 | All 4 numbers are drawn | £30,000 | 1 in 46,060 |
| Pick 5 | All 5 numbers are drawn | £1,000,000 | 1 in 2,118,760 |
HotPicks prizes aren't shared with other winners, although in exceptional cases they can be capped. HotPicks went on sale in January 2018.
How to check your code
- Find the UK Millionaire Maker code on your ticket or in your online account: four letters and five numbers.
- Find the winning code for the draw you entered on our results page or The National Lottery's.
- Compare them character by character. Only an exact match wins; there are no prizes for part of a code.
- If it matches, you've won £1 million. Prizes over £50,000 are claimed in person: see how to claim a EuroMillions prize.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to pay extra for the UK Millionaire Maker?
No. Its 76p is included in the £2.50 price of every EuroMillions line bought in the UK.
Can I play EuroMillions without the Millionaire Maker?
No. In the UK the two games are always bought together and can't be played separately.
How many £1 million prizes are there in each draw?
One is guaranteed in every draw. Allwyn sometimes adds more in a Super Raffle, and European Millionaire Maker events add dozens of €1 million prizes across Europe.
Can I win the Millionaire Maker without matching any numbers?
Yes. It only depends on your code, not on your EuroMillions numbers.
Is the UK Millionaire Maker the same as Spain's El Millón?
No. They work in a similar way, but El Millón is a Spanish game for tickets bought in Spain. UK tickets only enter the UK Millionaire Maker.
Do I need a separate ticket for the European Millionaire Maker?
No. On the day of an event, the UK Millionaire Maker code on your EuroMillions ticket is also your European Millionaire Maker entry.
Last reviewed: . Independent information: official results are published by the lottery that runs the game.