Irish EuroMillions player wins a fortune in eye-watering €135m jackpot draw
A fortunate ticket holder in Ireland scooped a life-changing €255,000 after winning the special Ireland Only Raffle - a promotion running throughout May that boosts the usual €5,000 raffle prize to a whopping quarter of a million euro
The winning raffle code for the top prize was I-SBV-51577. So far, the National Lottery says the winner has yet to come forward.
They were one of over 49,000 Irish players who claimed prizes in Tuesday night's draw.
In the main EuroMillions draw, the highest prize won by an Irish ticket was €1,161, claimed by three players who matched four numbers plus both Lucky Stars.
Meanwhile, in the EuroMillions Plus draw, 42 players will each take home €2,000 after matching four of the five winning numbers.
And it wasn't just one raffle winner: nine other players nabbed the standard €5,000 prize in the Ireland Only Raffle.
Ireland's big EuroMillions winner can contact the National Lottery Claims Department at 1800 666 222 (Monday to Friday, 9.15am to 5.30pm) to arrange for collection.
The winning numbers for the main draw are 9, 19, 44, 47, 50 and lucky stars 2 and 9
The winning numbers for the Plus draw are 20, 27, 29, 40 and 43
The winning Ireland Only Raffle ticket (€255,000) is I-SBV-51577
Other Ireland Only Raffle (€5,000) winners are:
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