Irish lotto player scoops life-changing €250k top prize in Plus 2 draw while second player bags 6-figure sum
And one player was just one ball away from the jackpot - but did manage to bag a six-figure sum instead.
The huge Lotto jackpot worth a whopping €14,633,575 went unclaimed again this evening.
But there was one winner of the Lotto Plus 2 top prize worth of €250,000.
And the Lotto bosses have confirmed that the winning ticket was sold in Co Donegal.
The winning numbers were 11, 13, 22, 25, 29, 32, with 42 drawn out as the bonus number.
In total, over 108,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus games.
There was no winner of the breathtaking Lotto top prize, which currently sits at €14,633,575.
The other lucky player managed to scoop €108,042 after matching five numbers plus bonus.
The winning numbers were 4, 6, 11, 39, 41 and 46.
And the bonus number drawn tonight was 10.
There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 top prize.
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The numbers drawn in the Lotto Plus 1 draw tonight were 5, 6, 13, 23, 30 and 43.
And the bonus was 32.
There were 98 winners of the raffle prize each receiving €500.
And the winning raffle number drawn tonight was 6467.
CHECK TICKETS CAREFULLY
All players should check their tickets carefully to find out if they are the lucky winners.
If you have the winning ticket, the advice is to sign the back of it immediately and store it in a safe place.
The winner will be asked to confirm details before arrangements will be made with agents to claim your prize.
This can be done by calling 1800 666 222.
Or they can email claims@lottery.ie to arrange collecting their prize at the Lottery HQ.
It comes after another lucky player scooped a whopping €500,000 after matching all five numbers in last night's Lotto EuroMillions Plus draw.
The winning ticket was purchased on Thursday, August 7, from the Gala Express store at the Courtown Harbour in Co Wexford.
The winning numbers in the draw were 5, 21, 26, 27 and 40.
And 58 players managed to match four numbers, bagging themselves €2,000 each.
Announcing the location where the winning ticket was purchase, Darragh O'Dwyer from National Lottery said: "The seaside town of Courtown in Ireland's sunny South East has produced a top prize winner in the EuroMillions Plus draw worth an astounding €500,000.
"If you bought your ticket in Courtown, now's the time to double check, you could be Ireland's newest big winner."
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