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Globe Live Media, Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Like every Tuesday, the Euromillions returns with a succulent prize for which they match the five numbers and the two stars. The draw for this January 26 has a jackpot that amounts to 17 million euros, and it will be as always at 9:30 p.m.
Last Friday, January 22, the winning combination was 8, 16, 42, 44 and 47 and the stars 6 and 7. There was only one first category winner, who validated his ticket in Alcorcón, and took 80.5 million euros.
Cost of bets
Euromillions tickets They have a cost per bet and a minimum draw of 2.5 euros. Therefore, in case of playing the two draws each week (Tuesday and Friday), you will have to pay at least 5 euros. You can also play more than one bet on the multiple bet slip.
You can stamp your ticket at the physical points of sale on Tuesdays and Fridays until 8:30 p.m.. And in the case of playing online, you have until 7:00 p.m. on the same day of the draw to buy the ticket.
Other data to take into account
If this draw is characterized by something, it is because you do not have a fixed amount in your first prize. It depends on the jackpot accumulated in each draw, although the minimum will always be a jackpot of 17 million euros. And to participate, you can do it from any country over the Internet as long as its regulation allows it.
As for the collection, it can be done at any official lottery sales point or online on the website of a point of sale or administration. From the draw, you have three months to execute the operation, since the prizes and tickets expire.
How do you play?
The EuroMillions consists of match five numbers and two stars, so if you can hit this combination, you can win the jackpot. Each ticket has five blocks, which are divided into two parts, one with 50 numbers from 1 to 50 and another with 12 stars, from 1 to 12.
To play you have to select five numbers and two stars from each part. In addition, with each of the bets, a code is generated with which you could also enter the game ‘El Millón’, a raffle that takes place in Spain every Friday. In this game one million euros is raffled off among all participants.
This draw is that in which you can win more money with a single bet throughout Europe, being able to take up to 195 million euros as a maximum jackpot. The one that has been distributed the most was in 2017, when a person obtained 190 million euros, with a ticket purchased in Spain.
Prizes to which you can choose
But do not worry if you are not one of the lucky ones to match these five numbers and two stars, you can also opt for another type of prize. It will not have the same value, nor will it have the same amount of money, but they are smaller prizes that will be distributed based on the money accumulated with the sale of tickets. Thus, the tickets that have the correct five numbers and a star will be awarded (5+1), five numbers and no stars (5+0), four numbers and two stars (4+2), four numbers and a star (4+1), four numbers and no stars (4+0), three numbers and two stars (3+2), three numbers and a star (3+1), three numbers and no stars (3+0), two numbers and two stars (2+2), two numbers and a star (2+1), two numbers and no stars (2+0) and a number and two stars (1+2).