EuroMillions results: Dublin trio celebrate after raffle prize jumps to six-figure sum
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A Dublin trio were left stunned when their €5,000 EuroMillions prize skyrocketed to a dazzling €255,000.
The winning ticket for Friday, May 2, was brought in SuperValu Killester on Howth Road in Dublin 3. Typically, every EuroMillions draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland-Only Raffle prize - but this month, in addition to the normal Raffle prize, one winner in each draw will win €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000.
The ticketholder said: "I checked the ticket initially thinking we won €5,000 since the raffle codes matched. I picked up the phone and called the two boys to tell them the news, and we were all pretty happy with that. But then, I went back and scanned the ticket online and saw 'You've won €250,000'.
"I thought surely that's not right? So, I re-scanned it once more and it was still there! I had to call them back straight away. We were over the moon!" Another member of the syndicate added: 'I thought he was phoning me back to say it was all a joke!'
When asked how they're planning to enjoy their newfound riches, one said: 'You'd swear my car knows that I won a sum of money because it's just starting to give up on me, so I suppose a new car is on the list. But seriously, this win means so much to us!'
Another member said: "I'm really looking forward to being able to look after my family – we're a large family between children and grandchildren, so it's nice to be able to do that."
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