A single EuroMillions ticket holder from France won the EuroMillions jackpot of the draw on Friday, November 26th, 2021, in an amount exceeding 162 million euros, announced the Française des Jeux.
The exact amount this player will pocket is €162,289,050. The lucky numbers that made up the winning combination are 1, 20, 41, 42, 50 & Lucky Stars 3 and 7.
Details on the location the winning ticket was purchased will be disclosed only payment of the prize has been made. The winner has 60 days to come forward.
France – a EuroMillions Champ
This win brought France to the top of position when it comes to number of EuroMillions winners. It is home to 114 jackpot winners, same as the UK, out of a total of 735 EuroMillions jackpots won in the history of this European lottery until the moment of this win.
When it comes to total win amounts, France is even luckier, having attracted over 25% of the total EuroMillions wins so far.
| Country | Number of jackpots |
| France | 114 |
| UK | 114 |
| Spain | 112 |
| Portugal | 79 |
| Belgium | 39 |
| Switzerland | 23 |
| Ireland | 18 |
| Austria | 17 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
The sum of this jackpot is an astronomical one and makes the lucky winner the fifth biggest winner in France. On top position stands the absolute EuroMillions record – the €220 million jackpot scooped in the draw of October 15th, 2021 by a first-time player from Tahiti.
| Draw Date | Jackpot amount | Winning numbers | Notes |
| October 15, 2021 | € 220,000,000 | 21, 26, 31, 34, 49, Lucky Stars 2 & 5 | Single ticket from France |
| December 11, 2020 | € 200,000,000 | 6, 9, 13, 24, 41, Lucky Stars 3 & 12 | Single ticket from France |
| November 17, 2006 | € 183,109,057 | 12, 22, 32, 33, 36, Lucky Stars 2 & 6 | Jackpot was split between 1 ticket holder from Belgium, 4 from France, 2 from Ireland, 3 from Portugal, 3 from Spain, 7 from the UK |
| November 13, 2012 | € 169,837,010 | 11, 16, 2, 33, 36, Lucky Stars 2 & 6 | Single ticket from France |
| November 26, 2021 | € 162,289,050 | Single ticket from France | |
| September 13, 2011 | € 162,256,622 | 9, 28, 30, 32, 49, Lucky Stars 9 & 10 | Single ticket from France |
| September 1, 2020 | € 157,170,843 | 4, 8, 10, 33, 46, Lucky Stars 8 & 11 | Single ticket from France |
| March 29, 2013 | € 132,486,744 | 13, 30, 43, 44, 46, Lucky Stars 5 & 9 | France |
| January 29, 2016 | € 132,376,632 | 1, 5, 23, 29, 32, Lucky Stars 1 & 7 | Jackpot was split between 1 ticket holder from France and 1 from Ireland |
| January 7, 2014 | € 130,277,772 | 2, 20, 27, 33, 45, Lucky Stars 6 & 10 | Jackpot was split between 1 ticket holder from France and 1 from Spain |
