EuroMillions Draw Held on Friday, October 30
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The EuroMillions draw took place on Friday, October 30. FDJ is the company that runs the game in France.
People buy a ticket and choose numbers. If your numbers match, you can win money.
The draw happens in the evening. After the draw, people can check the winning numbers online.
This week, one French player was sure to become a millionaire. This means they win one million euros or more.
Many people play EuroMillions every week. They hope to win a big prize.
The results come from a special draw with numbered balls. A machine picks the numbers by chance.
Vocabulary15 words
- EuroMillions
- a big lottery game played in many European countries
- ticket
- a small paper you buy to play a game
- winning numbers
- the numbers that win the prize
- millionaire
- a person who has one million euros or more
- prize
- money or a gift you win
- draw
- the time when numbers are chosen
- FDJ
- the French company that runs the lottery
- chance
- something that happens by luck, not plan
- result
- what happens at the end
- player
- a person who plays a game
- euro
- the money used in France
- online
- on the internet
- machine
- a tool that does work
- match
- to be the same
- evening
- the part of the day after afternoon
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1. Friday, October 30 2. FDJ 3. A French player would become a millionaire
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The _____ draw took place on Friday, October 30. FDJ is the company that runs the game in France.
People buy a _____ and choose numbers. If your numbers match, you can win money.
The draw happens in the evening. After the draw, people can check the _____ online.
This week, one French player was sure to become a _____. This means they win one million euros or more.
Many people play EuroMillions every week. They hope to win a big _____.
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