Search is on for Ireland’s latest EuroMillions winner as location revealed
What would you do with an unexpected spare €1,005,000? One Irish punter will have the long bank holiday weekend to ponder that question after winning the eye-watering amount on Friday.
The EuroMillions player will be partying hard this weekend, and while they didn’t score anywhere near the massive €250 million jackpot which was won in Cork over the summer, we’re sure this player isn’t complaining about an extra million hitting their bank account!
The National Lottery has revealed that the winning ticket in Friday night’s EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle, worth a whopping €1,005,000 was won by an online winner in Co Sligo.
What would you do with an unexpected spare €1,005,000? Pic: Getty Images
The winning normal play ticket was purchased on July 19, and the winning raffle ticket number was: I-SLF-56168.
Lotto bosses say a notification and an email have been sent to the lucky player.
Meanwhile, the Sligo punter is not the only one celebrating a EuroMillions win this weekend, as a Louth player scooped an incredible €500,000 in the Plus draw.
The National Lottery has revealed that the winning ticket in Friday night’s EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle, worth a whopping €1,005,000 was won by an online winner in Co Sligo. Pic: Getty Images
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on July 26 from Applegreen, Old Newry Road, Dundalk, Co Louth.
The winning numbers in last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw were: 4, 5, 15, 16 and 40.
National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O’Dwyer said: ‘What a night for our players! We’ve got a brand-new millionaire in Sligo thanks to the Ireland Only Raffle, and a brilliant €500,000 win in Louth from the EuroMillions Plus draw.
The winning normal play ticket was purchased on July 19, and the winning raffle ticket number was: I-SLF-56168. Pic: Derick P. Hudson/Shutterstock.
‘That’s €1.5 million in top tier prizes heading to two counties in one night! We’re absolutely thrilled and can’t wait to meet our latest winners including Ireland’s newest millionaire!’
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s main EuroMillions draw was: 05, 06, 42, 44, 46 and the Lucky Stars were 04 and 08.
The player had to settle for a prize of €2,256, having matched 4+2 Stars, while the eye-watering €150m jackpot rolled over to Friday’s draw.
