Lucky Irish punter scoops half a MILLION in Lotto plus draw as 10 players win tidy sum in special Ireland-only raffle
A LUCKY Irish punter has pocketed a whopping half a million after winning big in tonight's Lotto draw.
The player, who has yet to be revealed, will be able to claim a life changing €500,000.
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Ten players won a tidy sum in the Ireland Only Raffle
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One lucky player bagged a whopping half million
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Their win comes after they successfully matched the five correct numbers in the
The numbers were 16, 20, 38, 41, and 50.
And Lotto bosses revealed that the golden ticket was sold in
There were also multiple winners of the second draw, wherein players need to match four winning numbers.
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The prize is worth a tidy €2,000 and there were 46 winners.
The third tier, won by matching three of the right numbers, is worth €20.
And 1,615 people won that draw and can now claim their handy prize.
Tonight's draw also created 10 more Lotto winners in the Ireland-only raffle draw.
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The raffle is a special limited time draw designed especially for Irish players.
It runs every Tuesday and every Friday.
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The aim of the draw is to guarantee at least one winner each time the draw is hosted.
Tonight's prize is worth €5,000.
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The winners were I-SHL-45151, I-SHV-32989, I-SJB-75808, and I-SJB-90664.
Four more winners had the raffle ticket numbers I-SJC-21919, I-SJC-59217, I-SJD-88978, and I-SJD-97287.
And the last two raffle winners were I-SJG-34435 and I-SJG-44184.
There were no winners tonight of the Lotto
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It's now worth a whopping €26,938,273.
To claim the life changing sum, players must get all five numbers plus the two bonus figures right.
Tonight's numbers were seven, 16, 21, 23, and 39.
And the magic bonus numbers were seven and 11.
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