The Euromillones lottery held its Friday draw on July 31, 2026, with an €89 million jackpot for players matching the full winning combination. The transnational game operates in nine countries: Spain, France, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It began in February 2004 with Spain, France and the UK. Draws are now held twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The winning numbers were 10, 24, 25, 31 and 45, with Star numbers 04 and 05. The game uses two separate selections: five basic numbers from 1 to 50 and two Stars from 1 to 12. To win the top prize, players must match all five basic numbers and both Stars. In Spain, the additional El Millón prize went to code DWC11615, validated in Almería.
Euromillones has 13 prize divisions, from the jackpot combination of five numbers plus two Stars to a prize for matching two basic numbers. The other combinations are five numbers plus one Star; five numbers; four numbers plus two Stars; four plus one; three plus two; four numbers; two plus two; three plus one; three numbers; one number plus two Stars; and two numbers plus one Star. Tickets can win in these lower divisions without matching the full jackpot combination.
For Spanish players, each €2.50 Euromillones wager also includes participation in El Millón, a separate Spain-only draw awarding €1 million to the ticket bearing the selected code. It runs alongside the pan-European game, outside the 13 Euromillones prize divisions. National lottery operators publish the rules and results, including Spain’s Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and France’s Française des Jeux.
The Friday draw’s €89 million jackpot follows the shared international format: prizes go to winners across participating countries, regardless of where they bought their tickets. Euromillones’ history, twice-weekly schedule and prize structure have helped make it one of Europe’s largest transnational lotteries. Results are also available in the Sorteos section of EL PAÍS.
In the preceding Tuesday draw, there were no first-category winners. One second-category and two third-category tickets were validated in Lugo and Almería, each earning more than €61,000. Recent analysis of public fund allocation in Spain, including the challenges in executing EU wildfire prevention funds, offers a comparison of the scale and visibility of major financial events, from public policy to popular games of chance.
As summer continues, the Euromillones jackpot remains a draw for players hoping to secure life-changing winnings. Its prize divisions also give participants a chance to win smaller awards.
