Euromillions winner makes contact after buying €250m ticket in Cork shop
National Lottery urges winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'
The record-breaking winning Euromillions ticket was sold in Co Cork, it has been confirmed.
A Cork retail store has made history this week, as the National Lottery officially confirms that the winning ticket for Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot was purchased in-store in the Rebel County.
The National Lottery also confirmed that the €250 million ticketholder has made contact with the Prize Claims team.
The contact came after days of speculation as to who the winner of the life-changing amount is.
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This is the 18th win in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004.
"We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner" said Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery.
"At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in. No other details will be revealed at this stage, however, the name of the winning Cork shop will be announced tomorrow."
The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player, in February 2019.
The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5.
The National Lottery has urged the winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'.
The lucky ticketholder is Ireland's 18th winner of the EuroMillions in Ireland. Dolores McNamara from Limerick was Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, scooping over €115m in July 2005.
The jackpot is capped once it reaches €250m.
In total, over 92,200 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games on Tuesday night.
One player in Wexford also won €500,000 in the Plus draw last night, while there were 10 winners of the raffle prize, which landed the players €5,000 each.
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