EuroMillions launches
The first draw was held on 13 February 2004 with France, Spain and the UK.
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Which Country Has Won EuroMillions the Most?
The United Kingdom leads the all-time EuroMillions jackpot-winning ticket count with 137. France is close behind on 133 and Spain has 124. Together, those three original EuroMillions countries account for 394 of the 603 jackpot-winning tickets in the current dataset.
These figures count winning tickets, not jackpot draws. If a jackpot is shared between two or three tickets, each jackpot-winning ticket is counted because each created a separate top-prize winner. For the latest winning numbers rather than long-term winner geography, see the EuroMillions results page.
Where Have EuroMillions Jackpots Been Won?
The country heat map uses the complete all-time country totals. The pin layer focuses on €100m+ winning tickets, where jackpot value and location evidence can be shown consistently without pretending every historical winner has city-level detail.
Currency note: historical jackpot amounts remain stored in euros. The optional pound display is a comparison conversion using €1 = £0.85705, checked 21 August 2026; it is not the historical sterling amount paid on the original win date.
EuroMillions Jackpot Winners by Country
This is the core country ranking for all 603 jackpot-winning tickets in the dataset. Shared jackpots can add more than one ticket to the same draw, so “winning tickets” is the more precise measure than simply counting jackpot events.
| Rank | Country | Jackpot-winning tickets | Share of 603 | Largest €100m+ jackpot |
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EuroMillions Jackpot Wins Per Capita
Raw winner totals naturally favour larger participating countries. This view divides the all-time winning-ticket count by the 2025 population estimates already used in the dataset. It is historical context only — population does not alter the odds on an individual valid ticket.
| Rank | Country | Jackpot-winning tickets | Population | Wins per million people | Residents per jackpot win |
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€100 Million+ EuroMillions Winning Tickets
The detailed layer stores one row per jackpot-winning ticket. When a jackpot is shared, the advertised jackpot is divided by the number of jackpot-winning tickets for the ticket-share analysis, while the original advertised jackpot remains visible separately.
| Date | Country | Advertised jackpot | Ticket share | Shared? | Location precision |
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How the EuroMillions Jackpot Cap Changed
EuroMillions did not begin with today’s €250 million ceiling. The jackpot rules have changed several times, which matters when comparing modern winner records with earlier eras.
€185m cap introduced
The previous rollover-limit structure was replaced with a formal maximum jackpot.
€190m becomes the ceiling
The cap moved permanently to €190 million after the earlier €185 million maximum was reached.
The cap starts climbing
The ceiling moved to €200 million, with €10 million increases after the cap was hit, up to €250 million.
€250m won three times
Tickets in Austria, Ireland and France each won the current maximum during 2025.
EuroMillions Winner Statistics Beyond the Ranking
The figures below combine the complete all-time country totals with the detailed €100m+ ticket layer. They describe the history; they do not imply that one country or number is more likely to win the next draw.
603
Jackpot-winning tickets
Recorded across the nine participating countries since EuroMillions began.
137
UK jackpot tickets
The UK currently leads France by four jackpot-winning tickets.
22.7%
UK share
About one in every 4.4 jackpot-winning tickets in the dataset is from the UK.
394
UK + France + Spain
The original three participating countries account for roughly 65% of all winning tickets.
€250m
Record jackpot
The current maximum was won in Austria, Ireland and France during 2025.
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€200m+ events
The current cap system created a class of jackpot that did not exist in the €190m era.
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Shared €100m+ events
Large jackpots can still create multiple jackpot-winning tickets.
9 / 9
Every country has won
Every participating EuroMillions country appears in the all-time jackpot table.
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Wins per million
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Residents per win
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13 Feb 2004
First draw
Six additional countries joined later in 2004, taking participation to nine.
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Average €100m+ jackpot
Mean advertised jackpot across the detailed large-jackpot event layer.
The UK leads — but only just
With 137 winning tickets, the UK is only four ahead of France. Spain is also close on 124.
The first three countries still dominate
The UK, France and Spain launched EuroMillions together and account for 394 of the 603 jackpot-winning tickets.
Modern EuroMillions is a different jackpot game
€200m+ prizes were impossible under the old €190m ceiling. The later cap mechanism created today's €250m era.
A large jackpot is not always one winner
Several €100m+ jackpot events have been shared, which is why the page stores one record per jackpot-winning ticket rather than one row per draw.
EuroMillions Winners by Country — At a Glance
Select a country card to send its all-time winner count and detailed €100m+ history back to the map panel.
From Winner Geography to the Next Draw
Winner history answers where jackpots have landed. These pages cover the next questions without duplicating the full analysis here.
EuroMillions Winners by Country FAQs
Which country has had the most EuroMillions jackpot winners?
The United Kingdom currently leads the all-time jackpot-winning ticket count, followed closely by France and Spain.
Does a shared EuroMillions jackpot count once or more than once?
The draw is one jackpot event, but every jackpot-winning ticket gets its own record. Ticket-share value is the advertised jackpot divided by the number of jackpot-winning tickets in that draw.
Which countries take part in EuroMillions?
Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom participate.
Why are some pins only at country level?
EuroMillions winners are frequently anonymous and some operators disclose only a country or broad region. MLL does not invent a retailer or city when the historical evidence does not support it.
Does the map include every jackpot since 2004?
The all-time country counts do. The detailed ticket-level pin and jackpot-value layer currently covers €100m+ wins and will be expanded through the smaller jackpots.
Which country has won EuroMillions the most?
The UK currently leads the all-time jackpot-winning ticket count with 137, followed by France with 133 and Spain with 124.
Why do the UK, France and Spain have so many winners?
They were the three original participating countries when EuroMillions launched in February 2004 and also represent large player markets. Raw jackpot counts should therefore not automatically be interpreted as proof that one country is “luckier”.
What is the biggest EuroMillions jackpot ever won?
The current jackpot cap is €250 million. That amount was won three times in 2025, by tickets in Austria, Ireland and France.
Can the EuroMillions jackpot go above €250 million?
Under the current cap rules used for this page, €250 million is the maximum. EuroMillions rules can change, so the cap should be rechecked if the game is revised.
Is a EuroMillions jackpot paid as an annuity?
No. EuroMillions jackpots are paid as a single prize rather than as the 30-payment annuity associated with the advertised U.S. Powerball jackpot.
Why does a €250m jackpot show a different value in pounds?
The jackpot is denominated in euros across the participating countries. The sterling value changes with the EUR/GBP exchange rate. The converter on this page is therefore a comparison tool, not the actual historical sterling payout for a past winner.
Are EuroMillions winnings taxed?
Tax treatment depends on the relevant participating country and the winner’s circumstances. In the UK, National Lottery prizes themselves are generally paid without UK income tax, but later income, gifts and estate-planning consequences are separate questions.
Why are some winning locations anonymous?
Winner-publicity rules differ across the nine countries, and many major winners remain anonymous. MLL uses country or city precision where that is all the available evidence supports.
How does EuroMillions compare with U.S. Powerball?
EuroMillions has shorter jackpot odds than U.S. Powerball, pays the headline jackpot as a single prize, and operates across nine European countries. Powerball has larger potential advertised jackpots because its headline figure is based on an annuity structure and U.S. tax treatment varies by jurisdiction.
How the EuroMillions Winner Map Is Counted
MLL treats a jackpot-winning ticket as the counting unit. That matters because a single jackpot draw can be shared by two or more tickets, including tickets sold in different countries. Country totals therefore measure top-prize winning tickets rather than the number of draw dates on which a country appeared.
The all-time ranking covers all 603 winning tickets in the current dataset. The detailed location/value layer is narrower: it focuses on €100m+ jackpots, where jackpot amounts and winning-country evidence can be reconstructed consistently. Where the evidence supports only a country, the map stays at country precision rather than inventing a retailer or city.
Euro amounts are retained as the historical jackpot values. The optional GBP display uses a current comparison exchange rate and should not be read as the sterling amount that a historical winner actually received.
For the wider game — current jackpot, latest results, odds, number statistics and tools — return to the EuroMillions hub.
Data review: 21 August 2026. Historical winner records can be updated if stronger source evidence becomes available.