Extra chance to be millionaire

THE FRENCH lottery operator, La Française Des Jeux, is launching a new game to accompany the twice-weekly Euromillions draw.

From February, gamblers can opt to pay €2.50 for their ticket instead of €2 and be entered into a France-only "My Million" draw, with a guaranteed €1million jackpot.

It is similar to the Millionaire Raffle offered to UK players of Euromillions, which was set up to compensate for the price difference between a €2 ticket on the continent and the £2 rate in Britain.

The draw will be made at the same time as the Euromillions results - on Tuesday and Friday evenings.

The announcement was made today, Friday 13th, a date on which la Française des Jeux gives away a minimum €13million jackpot in a special Loto draw.

It has been a tradition in France to have a lottery on Friday 13th since 1933.