EuroMillions results: Irish player scoops lifechanging jackpot
The draw for the largest jackpot in the history of EuroMillions has taken place.
There was no winner of the record breaking €250m jackpot but one lucky Irish player did scoop the EuroMillions Plus top prize. The winning ticket was sold in the Dublin area.
The lucky punter will take home a life altering €500,000. In total, over 106,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games.
The winning numbers for the main EuroMillions draw were 2; 28; 40; 43; 45 - the Lucky Stars were 3 and 7.
The winning numbers for the EuroMillions Plus draw were 5; 25; 35; 37 and 45.
The €5,000 winning Ireland only raffle numbers were:
The EuroMillions jackpot reached its maximum cap last Friday, and will be stuck at €250m for five draws, at which point it will become a Must Be Won draw where the jackpot will be shared amongst the winners of the prize tier below.
Since the EuroMillions game launched in Ireland in 2004, there have been 17 Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners
The record for the largest cheque presented in the famous Winners' Room currently stands at €175 million, when Reilly's Daybreak on Main Street, The Naul, Co. Dublin, sold the winning ticket for Ireland's largest EuroMillions win in February 2019.
The National Lottery is encouraging players dreaming of becoming Ireland's newest millionaire to secure their tickets for Tuesday's draw early, either in-store, through the National Lottery app, or online here, before the 7.30pm deadline on Tuesday June 17.
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