Irish EuroMillions player celebrates 'life-enhancing' win as exact shop revealed
What would you buy with €500,000? That question will be on the mind of one very lucky Irish EuroMillions player who scored the amazing amount this week.
The player bagged the huge amount by matching all five numbers in Tuesday's EuroMillions Plus draw.
The winning numbers in the April 29 EuroMillions Plus draw were: 5, 25, 28, 35 and 49. What would you buy with €500,000? That question will be on the mind of one very lucky Irish EuroMillions player who scored the amazing amount this week. Pic: Getty Images
The National Lottery has revealed that the lucky quick pick ticket was purchased on Saturday, April 26, from Lidl, Mill Road, Youghal, Co Cork.
Luck must be in the air in the Rebel County, as this is Cork's second top prize win this year in the EuroMillions Plus draw, with the €500,000 top prize from March 21 also won there.
The winning ticket was sold at Dunnes Stores, Ballyvolane Shopping Centre, Cork City. The player bagged the huge amount by matching all five numbers in Tuesday's EuroMillions Plus draw. Pic: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Lotto spokesperson Darragh O'Dwyer said: 'What a night for Youghal as a player in the town has claimed a life-enhancing amount of money, winning the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000!
'This is the 14th EuroMillions Plus win so far in 2025. In total over 42,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws.'
Players in Cork are being urged to check their tickets carefully as the search for the winner is still ongoing. Pic: Getty Images
It comes as luck was also in the air for Wicklow in recent days, as one Lotto player won a life-changing amount of money in the Daily Million draw.
The draw took place on April 14 and the winner revealed that he only decided to buy an online ticket for the 2pm draw that day because he received an email notifying him of a remaining balance in his account.
He explained: 'I won't lie, it's been a while since I've played any lottery game. I got an email from the Lottery team to say there was a balance remaining on my online account, so I decided to put it towards the upcoming Daily Million draw – obviously not thinking much of it.'
He later received another email to notify him of his winnings, but didn't read it properly until later in the evening and called his partner once he'd realised he was now €1million richer.
'I didn't know what to do,' he shared. 'She laughed at me down the phone, telling me I was having her on. I had to log back into the account to see if it was still there – we really couldn't believe it… and to be honest, I'm still struggling to believe this is all real!'
What makes the win even more impressive is the fact that he only played one line, worth €1, and still won the money which he hopes to use to pay off his mortgage and take his family on a sun holiday.
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