History of
EuroMillions
and its Biggest Jackpots
EuroMillions, known in Spain as Euromillones, is a transnational European lottery that has been played since February 2004 in several European countries. It allows jackpots to grow to enormous amounts when there are no winners. With each draw without a first-prize winner, the jackpot can increase until it reaches the limits established by the game’s rules.
💶 Historic Prize Records
According to official records, these are some of the largest jackpots in history:
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€250 million – the current maximum limit, reached and awarded several times in 2025.
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€240 million – awarded in December 2023.
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€230 million – July 2022.
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€220 million – October 2021.
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€215.8 million and €213.9 million – very high prizes in recent years.
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€210 million and €200 million – also among the largest jackpots awarded.
👉 Spain has also had major jackpots of its own, such as the €190 million prize won in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2017, when that was the maximum limit for the game.
🎯 Current Jackpot:
€142 million for the draw on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
After the draw held on Friday, February 20, 2026, produced no first-prize winner, the jackpot continued to roll over. The next draw, which will take place this Tuesday, February 24, 2026, will feature a jackpot of €142,000,000.
🔢 In last Friday’s draw, there was no first-prize winner, so the jackpot increased to that amount.
This €142 million jackpot places Euromillones once again in a very high prize range, although still below the all-time record maximum of €250 million.
📊 Why Does the Jackpot Increase So Much?
Each time there is no first-category winner (5 numbers + 2 Lucky Stars), the jackpot rolls over to the next draw, potentially reaching very high amounts. Once it reaches its maximum cap (such as the €250 million seen on several occasions), it can no longer increase and remains at that level until someone wins it.
