Shop where huge EuroMillions prize sold confirmed as appeal issued to players
The National Lottery has issued an urgent appeal to Irish EuroMillions players after one lucky punter bagged a life-changing prize in Tuesday night's draw.
While there was no winner of the overall jackpot, worth a jaw-dropping €164,911,120, over 54,000 players in Ireland won prizes in last night's EuroMillions and Plus games, including one winner of the Ireland Only Raffle special draw.
In addition to the usual €5,000 Raffle prize, the Dublin player has received an additional prize of €250,000, resulting in total winnings of €255,000.
Lotto bosses have revealed that the winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw from Centra, Old Yellow Walls Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The all-important winning raffle number is I-SCS-36887.
The National Lottery is now urging all players in the Dublin area to check their tickets carefully and if you're holding the winning ticket, be sure to contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie to arrange the collection of your prize.
Darragh O'Dwyer, National Lottery spokesperson said: 'While there was no winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot worth €164,911,120, over 54,000 players won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions plus games.
"This includes one Raffle Ticket winner: I-SCS-36887 from Malahide, Co. Dublin, who's just scooped a life-enhancing €255,000 in our EuroMillions 'Ireland Only Raffle' special draw.
"With three more prizes of €255,000 still to be won, the big question is: what county will be next? Don't miss out – it could be you!'
Throughout May, EuroMillions players in Ireland have the chance to win an additional €250,000.
This series of special EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffles guarantees players a top up in the prize fund for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday, over the month of May.
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.
Players dreaming of becoming Ireland's newest EuroMillions winner are reminded that tickets for Friday's draw can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at http://www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.30pm cut off.
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