Two Irish punters win life-changing 6-figure sums after scooping Ireland Only Raffle prize & EuroMillions plus jackpot
TWO lucky Irish players are celebrating tonight after bagging huge sums in the EuroMillions.
The two punters bagged life-changing
The huge
In total over 65,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games.
The numbers drawn in the EuroMillions draw tonight were: 10, 29, 43, 46 and 49.
The lucky stars were 7 and 12.
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One lucky player managed to bag the top prize in the EuroMillions Plus draw.
They matched all five numbers to bag a handy €500,000.
The winning numbers in tonight's EuroMillions Plus draw were: 21, 32, 36, 46 and 47.
Bosses revealed that the winning ticket was sold online.
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And another player won big tonight in the Ireland-only EuroMillions raffle.
The Raffle Ticket Winner managed to bag extra money in the special draw tonight.
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The winning raffle number was I-SDD-67295, and they won the 'Ireland Only Raffle' special draw with a top-up, receiving €255,000.
This is due to the additional top-up of €250,000 - meaning their €5,000 increases by a life-changing amount.
The new series of special
EuroMillions
Ireland Only Raffles will guarantee players a huge prize for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday during May.
There were nine other winners of the Ireland-only raffle, who each bagged €5,000.
The other winning raffle numbers pulled were:
I-SCT-63776
I-SCV-05861
I-SCV-50276
I-SCW-20685
I-SCX-63057
I-SCZ-95252
I-SDB-45085
I-SDC-93910
I-SDD-49426
CHECK TICKETS CAREFULLY
All players should check their tickets carefully to find out if they are the lucky winner.
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 days after
FOUR PRIZES LEFT
The
The winning Quick Pick ticket for the EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffle was purchased on the day of the draw from Mc Hughes Stores on St Patrick's Road in Walkinstown,
The winning raffle number in Friday's draw was I-SCK-25765.
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,
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The two players won life-changing sums
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