Euromillions Is £107Million On Friday 2Nd December

[Barquentine]

A colleague in the office is convinced that the Lotto and the Euromillions are both 'fixed'. I have no idea how she thinks they can fix what appears to be random balls dropping out of the rotating perspex thingy. Then again, magicians can do tricks that I can't fathom out how they do it. I have always assumed that there would be no way to 'fix' which apparently random numbers drop out. But I do know that it is possible to 'fix' Roulette wheels which also appear random. I just noticed today that somehow they 'know' that Friday's jackpot will be £107million whereas as at 3.30pm today the jackpot is £75million. So, somehow they know that no one will win the jackpot tonight. Or - if someone DOES win £75 million tonight, do they put up the entire £107million on 2nd December from a separate fund? I am beginning to wonder if it is actually fixed. I have used 3 16 19 31 42 4 & 7 first in Lotto and now in Euromillions ever since Lotto began in 1997 and never won anything! "If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all!" If I ever won the jackpot I wouldn't tell anyone at all..not even the wife! I might buy her a new vacuum cleaner as a surprise. (I am SO bad!!)

[Neveracrossword]

Every so often, perhaps a set number of weeks, there are special draws - sometimes with 10 or 15 millionaire/raffle numbers, some with bigger than usual jackpots. These draws are often advertised early.

[Canary42]

I once won £10 on Set For Life - but that proviso (prize per month for 30 years) apparently only applies for the £10,000 top prize, so I just got a single £10 payment. Cop-out!!!!

[TheWinner]

Like Neveracrossword says, it's a special draw for Christmas, and nothing to do with tonight's draw.
https://www.lottery.co.uk/euromillions/statistics

[LadyCG]

I do believe the Lotto, or National Lottery as it was known then, began in 1994.

I don't believe it's fixed but some people are impervious to reason in their conspiracy theories.

[Buenchico]

Stop worrying about lotteries, Barquentine, and get your Christmas shopping done ;-)
https://i.etsystatic.com/21599710/r/il/e295e5/2125752164/il_1140xN.2125752164_s281.jpg

[ToraToraTora]

Not fixed at all, just look at the winners.
" just noticed today that somehow they 'know' that Friday's jackpot will be £107million whereas as at 3.30pm today the jackpot is £75million. So, somehow they know that no one will win the jackpot tonight. Or - if someone DOES win £75 million tonight, do they put up the entire £107million on 2nd December from a separate fund? " - That's simple an arithmetic extrapolation of what it would be if it's not won tonight. Probably says that somewhere in the small print.

Occam's razor people.

[Barquentine]

Buenchico, are you really my wife? That is exactly what my wife keeps saying to me. I always reassure her that starting my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve leaves plenty of time and is the traditional date to do it...that's when Ebeneezer Scrooge does his shopping. "Have you written your Xmas cards yet?" is the other thing the wife says to me. "I can't face starting my Christmas cards, dearest. I have to write so many." "But you only have two friends". she replies!

[Barquentine]

LadyCG, so I am even unluckier than I thought! Then again, I do miss quite a few weeks at a time and just buy a ticket when it gets above £50million or so. Is greed still a sin?

[Ken4155]

Sorry to disappoint you all but i've just bought the winning ticket.

[Barquentine]

Congratulations Ken4155. I have been meaning to get in touch with you for a while. We have always been such good friends. We must meet up again soon. I wanted to buy you a drink. I'm sure you will remember me when we meet up. Remember the time you told me you wanted to be my best friend? I've really missed you, Ken! I don't know how we lost touch. Sorry I missed your wedding by the way. I'm sure you found a replacement for Best Man.

[Ken4155]

^
:-))

[roopower]

Some people think everything is fixed from lotteries to Love Island. I have more important things to worry about. PS, Ive done most of my Christmas shopping!

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, didn't you know that they only put Camelot's director's numbers in, and the rest is a holographic film being shown ?

;-)

[dave50]

What would be the point of fixing it, to what end?