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‘Jacks of All Trades' syndicate go public as they collect huge EuroMillions win five years after starting group
A LUCKY syndicate that won a huge €255,000 in a EuroMillions Ireland-Only raffle has gone public.
The 'Jacks of All Trades' group from Co.
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Emma Monaghan from the National Lottery with the 'Jacks of All Trades' syndicate from Co. Louth
Credit: Robbie Reynolds
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The 11 lads claimed a €255,000 prize in the EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffle
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They had been playing together for five years
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The 11 members have a varied history, having built kitchens, fixed leaking pipes and wired
The group, made up of
Their system appears to have worked, after always relying on one group chat and one
The tickets were always made up of three lines with the plus, and everyone would keep an eye on each of them.
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They collected their huge win today at
The winning ticket was sold in Applegreen on Newfoundwell Road, in Greenbatter, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
I-SDL-14299 was the winning raffle number that got the lads their huge
Richard recounted the moment he found out they won - but thought it was just €5,000.
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He explained that shortly after the draw, one member checked the tickets and sent a message into the group that said: "This is a winner!"
He added: "Then one of the lads said, 'Check again, we've won a lot more than that. There's a special raffle on.'
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"I thought he was pulling my leg… until I looked it up. That's when I saw we'd won an extra €250,000!
'The phone was hopping with calls and texts for the rest of the night. It was madness but great excitement!"
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After calling the
But they all have different plans for their share of the win - one member is buying a couch for his partner, while another is helping a
The group chat is also understandably full of
Meanwhile, three Irish punters are celebrating after
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While one player was only one ball off the massive main prize of over €238million, two players won €500,000 in the Plus
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
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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.
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.
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The winning tickets were sold in
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The group celebrated their win at National Lottery HQ
Credit: Robbie Reynolds
Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners
HERE's all the Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners to date.
1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland's first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million.
2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co. Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in Co. Tipperary.
3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin.
4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million.
5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million.
6. April 2014: A jackpot prize worth €15 million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
7. September 2014: An €86.7 million jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin.
8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason's store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow.
9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 million. The ticket was sold in O'Hanlon's Portarlington.
10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, Co. Dublin.
11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in Co. Mayo.
12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre
13. June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles Co. Tipperary share a €17 million EuroMillions jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Eason's Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary.
14. February 2019: The Naul Family Syndicate won €175.4 million on a ticket sold in Reilly's Daybreak in Naul, Co. Dublin.
15. February 2020: A Co. Mayo family shared the €17 million jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Mulroy's Londis Store in Castlebar.
16. July 2020: An online player in Dublin won a €49.5 million jackpot which they won with a €2.50 normal play ticket.
17. February 2022: Mid-West ticket holder scoops €30.9 million jackpot with Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Larkin's Gala Service Station in Ballina, Co. Tipperary.
