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EuroMillions Millionaire Maker Explained
The Millionaire Maker is a UK-only raffle included automatically with every EuroMillions line — and unlike the main draw, it guarantees at least one £1 million winner in every single draw. Your entry is the unique code printed on your ticket, it costs nothing extra on top of the £2.50 line, and no numbers are involved at all.
How the raffle works
Every UK EuroMillions line generates a unique code — four letters followed by five numbers, such as HJWR12345 — and only the codes issued for that draw go into the pot. After ticket sales close on Tuesday and Friday, an Automated Draw Machine selects one code at random. Because the machine only contains valid, sold codes, the £1 million always has a winner — there’s no rollover and no unwon draw, ever.
The prize: one code, one million
Match every character of the drawn code in exact order and you win a fixed £1,000,000, paid in full as a single tax-free sum. There are no partial matches and no smaller tiers — and the raffle is entirely separate from your main numbers, so a ticket can technically win both on the same night. In special event draws, multiple codes are selected: ten players became millionaires on New Year’s Day 2019, and a record event in 2012 drew one hundred winning codes in a single night.
Your chances, honestly
Because it’s a true raffle, the odds simply equal the number of UK lines sold for that draw — typically estimated in the low millions-to-one, and noticeably shorter on quieter Tuesday draws than on big rollover Fridays. That’s thousands of times more reachable than the main jackpot’s 1 in 139.8 million, which is why the Millionaire Maker quietly creates more UK lottery millionaires than almost anything else.
Checking and claiming
The winning code is published with the results on draw night via the National Lottery website, app and retailers — online players are notified through their account. Prizes must be claimed within 180 days; unclaimed millions go to Good Causes. Multi-draw tickets keep their codes in play for every draw purchased.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Millionaire Maker guaranteed to be won?
Yes — only sold codes enter the draw, so at least one £1 million winner is created every Tuesday and Friday.
Does it cost extra to enter?
No — entry is automatic with every UK EuroMillions line at the standard £2.50 price.
Can my numbers and my code both win?
Yes — the raffle is separate from the main draw, so one ticket can win in both, though it’s extraordinarily rare.
Is the £1 million ever shared?
No — each winning code pays a full, fixed £1 million, even when special draws create multiple winners.
Related guides: where to find your code, Millionaire Maker odds and EuroMillions odds.