Is this the Irish shop where the €250m EuroMillions ticket was purchased?
It's official…? Not yet, but it seems that rumours are swirling around the location of the mega €250 million EuroMillions jackpot.
The truly life-changing quarter of a million euro sum was won in Ireland on Tuesday night, with one very lucky punter probably waking up on Wednesday morning unable to believe the news.
The jackpot represents the biggest EuroMillions win in the history of the draw, talk about the luck of the Irish! The location of the mega €250 million EuroMillions jackpot has been revealed. Pic: Frank333/Shutterstock
The winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, with lucky star numbers of 3 and 5.
Prior to Tuesday's draw, the biggest jackpot ever won in Ireland was a jaw-dropping €175.4 million, claimed by a family syndicate from Naul, Dublin in February, 2019.
That win eclipsed the previous top prize of €115 million won by Dolores McNamara from Limerick in July 2005. Limerick woman Dolores McNamara won €115million in 2005. Pic: Colin Keegan/Collins Photos
The National Lottery has yet to confirm the exact location of the life-changing ticket, but the rumours are rife that a Centra in Stepaside, Dublin, is the shop to look out for.
A member of staff told our sister site EVOKE: 'I believe so, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. We haven't been contacted officially, but we have received lots of calls saying that the ticket was won here.' The truly life-changing quarter of a million euro sum was won in Ireland on Tuesday night. Pic: Shutterstock
Meanwhile, another Irish player is waking up €500,000 richer after scoring Tuesday night's EuroMillions Plus top prize. The lucky ticket was sold in Co Wexford.
The lucky digits for the Plus draw were 11, 19, 30, 39 and 50.
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