Lucky Irish player scoops ‘life-enhancing' €225k in EuroMillions special draw as bosses reveal winning ticket location
A LUCKY player is celebrating after bagging an eye-watering prize in Friday night's draw.
The lucky winner has scooped a whopping €225,000.
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A lucky player has scooped themselves a huge prize of €255,000
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The winning Quick Pick ticket of EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffle was purchased on the day of the draw from Mc Hughes Stores on St Patrick's Road in Walkinstown,
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The Dublin winner has claimed Ireland's fifth EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle prize, meaning four prizes are left to be won.
The previous winners were from Dublin 2,
Emma Monaghan, a spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: "While there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot last night worth a staggering €151,408,194, over 63,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games.
"This includes one Raffle Ticket Winner: I-SCK-25765 of the Ireland Only Raffle special draw receiving €255,000.
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"It's always exciting to see players win these life-enhancing prizes, and we can't wait to hear how this one plans to celebrate!"
While there were no winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in last night's draw, which could have made someone €151,408,194.
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The EuroMillions numbers drawn in the main draw were 6, 9, 25, 37, 46 with 6 and 12 as lucky stars.
Five players managed to match five numbers plus one lucky star, winning an eye-watering €199,795.
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And seven lucky punters have matched five numbers, winning €33,354 each.
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One player in the county scooped up a €50k cash prize in
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And yesterday's draw revealed another lucky player has struck gold, scooping up the snowball prize.
Worth a total of €65,005, the west stay winning as one player won by getting a full house in 51 calls or less.
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The golden ticket was purchased in the Tesco, Market Yard, Harrison Centre, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon.
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