With a jackpot of €230 million, tonight's Euromillions draw will be the highest since the game was launched in Belgium in 2004.
The number of players is expected to be very high, and the National Lottery already estimated that some 675,000 ballots would be validated in physical stores by Friday, on top of those played online.
"When you reach such high jackpots, participation reaches new heights," Jérémie Demeyer, the company's spokesman, told RTBF. "That said, we should not forget that Friday's draw takes place in the middle of the holiday period. That can also affect the figures somewhat."
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If the jackpot is not won this Friday, it will be put back into play at the next draw. A special feature of these "sums" means that it will not increase until it is won. If it is not won in row 1 after the fifth draw, it will be shared between the winners in row 2, or the next row with at least one winner.
