Euromillions: Match 5 numbers & one star and win nothing?

[Routemaster93]

If you look at the prize breakdown for Euromillions on 2nd February 2018, people who matched 5 main numbers and one lucky star win absolutely nothing! How the hell does that work out??

Even if they can claim the next prize down which is only £24,506.20p for matching 5 numbers then that’s hardly fair. The odds of matching 5 plus one lucky star are far less than getting 5 numbers, so why do they get nothing?
The odds of getting 5 plus one star is like 6 numbers on the old national lottery.

Looking at the prize breakdown will they be barred from claiming anything if the get 5 and 1 star?

[vixen1700]

Just had to go and see that myself.

Wow! I'd be extremely pissed off I'd got 5 & 1 and won sod all. How on Earth does that work?

[MacW]

Routemaster93 said:

If you look at the prize breakdown for Euromillions on 2nd February 2018, people who matched 5 main numbers and one lucky star win absolutely nothing! How the hell does that work out??

Even if they can claim the next prize down which is only £24,506.20p for matching 5 numbers then that’s hardly fair. The odds of matching 5 plus one lucky star are far less than getting 5 numbers, so why do they get nothing?
The odds of getting 5 plus one star is like 6 numbers on the old national lottery.

Looking at the prize breakdown will they be barred from claiming anything if the get 5 and 1 star?

You're misunderstanding it.

It's saying that there were no UK prize winners in that prize band so the total UK amount available is zero.

[vixen1700]

Ah!

[lukefreeman]

Aren't the payouts based on how many people get the numbers?

I.E. if 2000 people get 4 numbers, and 100 get 3 numbers, you'll get more money for 3 numbers?

[mgtony]

This 2K for 6 numbers in total on the 13th Feb wouldn't have been much to celebrate either!

Match 4 + 2 Stars 42 12 £2,107.50 £25,290.00