Urgent appeal issued to EuroMillions players after lucky punter bags huge prize
An appeal has been issued to Lotto players after one lucky punter won a life-changing amount of money in Tuesday night's special EuroMillions draw.
While there was no winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot, worth a staggering €108,197,286, more than 43,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games, including one lucky punter who scooped a whopping €255,000.
The massive win is part of a special promotion being run throughout May, with nine lucky players guaranteed to win €250,000 across the month.
This series of special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffles guarantees players a top up in the prize fund for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday, throughout the month of May.
Typically, every EuroMillions draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland Only Raffle prize, but over the next month, The National Lottery have created something extra special.
In addition to the normal Raffle prize, one winner in each draw in May will win a dazzling €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 Raffle prize.
On Friday (May 2), a Dublin punter become the first of nine guaranteed players to take home an additional €250,000 in the EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle event.
Tuesday's draw saw another lucky punter claim the massive six-figure sum, with an online player from Co Meath r eceiving an additional prize of €250,000, i n addition to the usual €5,000 Raffle prize, bringing their total winnings to €255,000.
The winning ticket, which was purchased on the day of the draw using the player's own numbers, had the raffle number I-SBG-62584.
Lotto bosses have appealed to online players in Meath to check their accounts and see if they have won the life-changing prize.
Emma Monaghan, a spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: 'While there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot last night, over 43,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games.
This includes one Raffle Ticket Winner: I-SBG-62584 of the 'Ireland Only Raffle' special draw, who received €255,000.
We're now encouraging all our online players in Meath to check their accounts today to see if they're our latest big winner.
It's always exciting to see players winning life-enhancing prizes, and we can't wait to hear how this one plans to celebrate!'
The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification and an email has been sent to the online player.
The top prize winner is advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize in Lottery Headquarters.
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