Three Irish EuroMillions players win life-changing 6-figure sums as punter narrowly misses out on massive €238m jackpot
THREE Irish punters are celebrating after winning big in tonight's EuroMillions draw.
While one player was only one ball off the massive main prize of over €238 million, two players won €500,000 in the Plus
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There was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot tonight
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Over 60,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the
One lucky player matched five numbers and one lucky star, winning an eye-watering €212,330.
And the winning ticket was sold in Co
There was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot tonight, which was sitting at €238,816,941 - and rolls over to €250m for the next draw.
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The numbers in the main draw were 11, 13, 25, 27 and 40 and the two lucky stars drawn were 5 and 7.
The numbers pulled in the Plus draw were 1, 3, 9, 10 and 12.
Two Irish players matched all five numbers to win €500,000 each.
The winning tickets were sold in
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And 75 players matched four of the numbers to get €2,000.
It comes after
Wexford-based Ballingly Joinery syndicate arrive at Lotto HQ to collect their €1,000,500 Lotto Plus Raffle prize
The EuroMillions player has scooped a whopping €225,000.
The
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw from Duffy's Service Station on Turlough Road in Castlebar, Co
The winning raffle number in last night's
The Mayo winner has claimed Ireland's ninth and final
The limited series of special EuroMillions draws was designed to guarantee nine players a huge prize of €225,000 for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday during May.
The previous winners were from
A spokesperson for the National Lottery, Emma Monaghan, said: "While there was no winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot worth €218,316,095, over 81,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions plus games.
"This includes one Raffle Ticket winner: I- SDZ-53784 from Castlebar, Co. Mayo, who scooped a life-enhancing €255,000 in our special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle draw."
While there were no winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in last night's draw, which could have made someone €218,316,095 richer.
The EuroMillions numbers drawn in the main draw were 4, 7, 14, 33, 36 with 1 and 5 as lucky stars.
Only one player managed to match four numbers and two stars, winning themselves a huge prize of €1,557.
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Three Irish punters are celebrating after winning big in EuroMillions in tonight's draw
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