Two Irish Lotto punters celebrating huge wins as lucky shops revealed
As we now know, every EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle for the month of May will include an extra draw worth €250,000, on top of the regular €5,000 prize.
The latest winner has since been revealed as a Limerick player, who purchased their ticket from Moloney's Daybreak in Carrigkerry, Athea: with the €255,000 raffle number being I-SBS-10586. Two Lotto players have woken up this Saturday €255,000 and €500,000 richer respectively. Pic: Shutterstock.
The Limerick player won't be the only one waking up today with a new enormous windfall, as a Galway player won a massive €500,000 in the Daily Millions Plus draw.
The draw, which took place on Friday (May 9) at 2pm, saw the huge win come for the Galway player, who purchased the winning Quick Pick on the day of the draw from Mountbellew Post Office in Co Galway.
The winning numbers of the 2pm Daily Millions Plus draw on Friday, May 9 were: 8, 16, 28, 29, 33, 34, and the bonus number was 27. The EuroMillions' Ireland Only Raffle will be offering an extra €250k on top of the regular €5k prize. Pic: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
'It was a Friday to remember for our players in Galway and Limerick, with two big wins to celebrate this weekend!' National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O'Dwyer said. 'In last night's EuroMillions draw, there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot, but over 61,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games.
'This includes one Raffle Ticket Winner: I-SBS-10586 of the 'Ireland Only Raffle' special draw, who received €255,000. With six more €250,000 EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle top up wins guaranteed, it's shaping up to be an unforgettable month for our players.'
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