As the time to say goodbye to 2020 is approaching, it’s the perfect opportunity to look back and recap the best moments EuroMillions had along this year. Enjoy the summary and keep playing EuroMillions as 2021 is almost here and the best is yet to come!
The hottest and coldest EuroMillions numbers in 2020
Although the odds for each ball being drawn in a particular draw is the same as that of any other, some have nevertheless managed to feature the winning numbers more often than others in the past year. Here are the hottest and coldest numbers for 2020:
Ball | Frequency |
15 | 16 |
16 | 16 |
5 | 15 |
38 | 14 |
32 | 14 |
21 | 14 |
27 | 14 |
Ball | Frequency |
48 | 3 |
31 | 4 |
26 | 5 |
18 | 5 |
36 | 5 |
The biggest EuroMillions jackpots in 2020
The year 2020 marked a special milestone in the history of the EuroMillions lottery. As the new rules came into effect at the beginning of February, we could see the jackpot cap go up, the top prize grow more quickly and more SuperDraws take place. If in 2017, 2018 and 2019 there were two EuroMillions SuperDraws per year, 2020 brought a number of four such special events, each of them materializing in mouth-watering jackpots.
Date | Final Jackpot | Winner (s) | Winning numbers |
November 20th | €200 million | 1 (France) | 6, 9, 13, 24 and 41 + Lucky Stars 3 & 12 |
September 25th | €130 million | 1 (Spain) | 19, 23, 34, 37 and 45 + Lucky Stars 1 & 7 |
July 7th | €144 million | 1 (Spain) | 12, 16, 23, 33 and 41 + Lucky Stars 8 & 10 |
February 7th | €130 million | 1 (Spain) | 9, 15, 17, 25 and 40 + Lucky Stars 3 & 9 |
In total, the EuroMillions jackpot was hit 20 times last year, 5 times more than in 2019. The first jackpot was won on January 17, and the last on December 22. The total of all jackpots paid by the lottery in 2020 exceeded € 1.5 billion. Here are the biggest jackpots of the year 2020:
Date | Jackpot | Country |
November 20th | €200.000.000 | France |
September 1st | €157.170.843 | France |
July 7th | €144.542.315 | Spain |
February 7th | €130.000.000 | Spain |
September 25th | €130.000.000 | Spain |
The most successful EuroMillions countries in 2020
France was definitely the EuroMillions champion of 2020. Not only did the biggest jackpot of the year and the current EuroMillions record went to France, but the country was also home to more jackpot wins than any other EuroMillions country. 6 French ticket holders joined the ranks of EuroMillions jackpot winners in 2020. Next come Spain and the UK with 5 jackpot winners each.
No. of jackpots | Country |
France | 6* |
Spain | 5 |
UK | 5* |
Ireland | 2 |
Portugal | 2 |
Luxembourg | 1 |
* The jackpot of the May 26th was won by 2 tickets purchased in France and the UK, each of the winners receiving ½ of the € 37,143,480 jackpot – just over € 18.5 million.