Location of latest major Lotto win revealed ahead of EuroMillions excitement
One Dublin Lotto player won a staggering €31,778 in last night's draw.
The online player perfectly matched five number plus the bonus in the April 30 draw, having only purchased their winning ticket on Monday, 28th April. It's been a successful week for Irish Lotto players, with more excitement ahead for the month of May. PIC: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The numbers for last night's Lotto were: 11, 16, 23, 34, 39, 47 and the bonus was 14.
While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €2,648,684, in total, over 53,000 players won prizes in the Lotto & Lotto Plus draws.
Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery said: 'Last night's Lotto draw brought fantastic news for one of our online players in Dublin, who scooped a handsome prize of €31,778! We're encouraging all our online players to check their accounts today to see if they're our latest big winner. It's always exciting to see players winning life-enhancing prizes, and we can't wait to hear how this one plans to celebrate!' One Dublin Lotto player won a staggering €31,778 in last night's draw. PIC: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
In other news, every EuroMillions draw in May will give one player in Ireland the chance to win a massive €250,000!
This series of special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffles will guarantee players a top up in the prize fund for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday, over the month of May.
Typically, every EuroMillions draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland Only Raffle prize, but over the next month, the National Lottery have created something extra special. The online player perfectly matched five number plus the bonus in the April 30 draw, having only purchased their winning ticket on Monday, 28th April. PIC: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
In addition to the normal Raffle prize, one winner in each draw in May will win a dazzling €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 Raffle prize.
National Lottery spokesperson, Emma Monaghan, said: 'We're so excited to launch this incredible event for our players. It's going to be a whirlwind of winners in Lottery HQ! Not only are players in for a treat with the additional raffle prize of €250,000, ticketholders in Ireland will also be in with a chance of winning the juicy jackpots in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus games!'
To win simply buy a EuroMillions ticket as normal on any draw day in May. For every line you play, you'll receive a unique raffle code. The code is your entry to the special Ireland Only Draw – no extra steps needed.
On each draw day in May, 10 players in Ireland will win the standard €5,000 in the Ireland Only Raffle (IOR). Those 10 winners will then be entered into an additional special draw, where one winner will take home an extra €250,000.
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