Lucky Irish player scoops €255k in EuroMillions special draw as bosses reveal location that nabbed the winning ticket
NINE LUCKY Irish EuroMillion players are guaranteed to take home a whopping prize of €255,000 across the month of May.
The new series of special
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A lucky player has scooped themselves a huge prize of €255,000
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Usually, every EuroMillions draw guarantees ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland Only Raffle prize, but this month, nine players get an additional €250,000 as part of the special event.
And there has been a first lucky winner of the new series, bagging themselves a whopping prize of €255,000 from Friday night's
The lucky winner is located in the capital.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on April 29 from Supervalu Killester on Howth Road in
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The winning raffle number is I-RZR-24209.
Darragh O'Dwyer,
"With eight more €250,000 EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle top up wins guaranteed, it's shaping up to be an unforgettable month for our EuroMillions players."
Last night,
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In total, over 42,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the
While there was no winner of the overall €97m jackpot, one Irish player is bringing home a nice lump sum.
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The lucky player is celebrating the huge
Tonight's winning numbers were 5, 30, 31, 37 and 40.
A total of 60 players in tonight's Lotto are also gaining an extra €20,000 in their bank accounts.
There was no winner in the main Euromillions jackpot.
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The numbers pulled in tonight's Euromillions draw were 3, 5, 19, 21 and 49.
The Lucky Stars drawn were 1 and 10.
WHAT COULD YOU BUY WITH €19 MILLION?
WINNING tonight's €19 million jackpot would be instantly life-changing.
But what could you buy if you took home tonight's top prize?
WORLD'S SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE CAR
The world's second-most expensive car is the Bugatti La Voiture Noire which goes for a whopping €18,700,000.
You'd have around €300,000 of your winnings left over for maintenance.
126 NIGHTS IN THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL
The world's most expensive hotel is the Lover's Deep Luxury Submarine Hotel in St Lucia.
The submarine-come hotel is underwater and can move around the Caribbean at the guest's request.
However, it costs a whopping €125,000 a night, meaning if you won tonight's jackpot you could stay there for 126 nights.
316 WALKING STICKS BELONGING TO MICHAEL COLLINS
A walking stick belonging to Irish hero Michel Collins was sold at an auction in Belfast yesterday for £52,000 (€60,000).
If you won the €19 million jackpot, theoretically you could afford to buy the walking stick 316 times.
42 TRIPS TO SPACE WITH VIRGIN GALACTIC
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic project to create space tourism is almost a reality.
Tickets for a space flight seat currently start at $450,000 (€386,000) meaning you could take 49 trips to space and back with the €19 million winnings.
6,552 ARSENAL SEASON TICKETS
Arsenal currently have the most expensive season tickets out of any Premier League club.
The Gunners' most expensive season ticket for home games this season will set you back £2,545 (€2,900).
However, if you won tonight's top prize you could buy that season ticket for yourself and 6,551 friends.
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