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Extra.ie
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Luck strikes twice as second Telly Bingo punter from same county scoops HUGE win
There were big celebrations for one Irish punter after lightning struck twice and saw the same county get its second Telly Bingo win of the week. During the May 16 draw, one lucky player from the west struck gold in scooping the Snowball prize worth an incredible €65,005. The winning ticket in question was purchased in Tesco's Roscommon Town branch. This closely follows another Roscommon success just last week when a player scooped €50,005. There were big celebrations for one Irish punter after lightning struck twice and saw the same county get its second Telly Bingo win of the week. Pic: Derick P. Hudson/Shutterstock. The winning ticket on that occasion was bought at Newsround, Barrack Street, Ballaghaderreen. Meanwhile, there was EuroMillions Raffle joy for another Irish punter earlier this week, with the lucky customer hauling in a tidy €255,000. The Telly Bingo Snowball draw starts at a set amount of €10,000 and increases with each draw until someone wins it by marking off all numbers on their bingo card within a specific number of calls. During the May 16 draw, one lucky player from the west struck gold in scooping the Snowball prize worth an incredible €65,005. Pic: Shutterstock. Players who achieve a Full House on or before the 45th call are awarded an extra €10,000. If there is no winner, the Snowball number increases by one and €5,000 is added to the prize until it is won. National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan said: 'What a fantastic way to kickstart your weekend with a €65,005 win! 'Following last week's Roscommon win, the National Lottery topped up the Telly Bingo prize fund by €30,000, so players were in for an extra treat. A huge congratulations to our latest winner.'
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Irish punter scoops up whopping €255,000 sum in special Lotto raffle as other five players claim €199k in prizes
A LUCKY Irish Lotto player has claimed a whopping €255,000 in a special lotto raffle this evening. The winner claimed the sum in the Ireland Only Raffle in Friday night's draw, while five other players won €199,795 in prizes in the 2 There were no winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in this evening's May 16 draw, which could have made someone €151,408,194 The winner claimed a whopping €255,000. In total another 10 players won prizes in tonight's Ireland Only Raffle. Each player claimed a handy €5,000 each in the Read more in Money The winning raffle ticket numbers are: I-SCD-98399 I-SCJ-21505 I-SCF-88477 I-SCK-25765 I-SCK-95464 I-SCG-12681 I-SCK-42549 I-SCK-98221 I-SCG-68405 I-SCK-62437 There were no winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in this evening's May 16 draw, which could have made someone €151,408,194. The EuroMillions numbers drawn in the main draw this evening are 6, 9, 25, 37, 46 with 6 and 12 as lucky stars. Most read in Money Five players managed to match five numbers plus one lucky star, winning an eye-watering €199,795. And seven lucky punters have matched five numbers, winning €33,354 each. Unclaimed Lottery Riches: Are You A Winner? There was no winner of the main draw but over 63,000 players bagged prizes in Ireland in the EuroMillions and Plus games. There was no winner of the Plus top prize. The Plus games numbers drawn this evening are 8, 14, 41, 44 and 45. And 44 players managed to match five numbers, winning €2,000 each. Separately, Lotto bosses are urging One player in the county scooped up a €50k cash prize in SNOWBALL PRIZE And today's draw revealed another lucky player has struck gold, scooping up the snowball prize. Worth a total of €65,005, the west stay winning as one player won by getting a full house in 51 calls or less. And The golden ticket was purchased in the Tesco, Market Yard, Harrison Centre, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon. The Snowball prize in TellyBingo is one of the game's most thrilling features. The game starts with set amount of €10,000 and increases with each draw until someone wins it by marking off their numbers. All the numbers marked off on their bingo card have to be within a specific number of calls in order to win. If a player achieves a Full House on or before the 45th call they win an additional €10,000. The anticipation for fans grows as if the draw is not one, another €5000 is added to the prize. This will keep happening until some lucky person wins the big cash prize. 2 Lotto bosses have revealed the winning raffle ticket is I-SCK-25765 Credit: Getty Images
Irish Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish player wins huge 6-figure sum in EuroMillions draw worth over €150 million
One lucky Irish EuroMillions player is over a quarter of a million euro richer after the EuroMillions draw on Friday night. The lucky punter was one of 10 winners of the Ireland-Only Raffle in Friday's draw. And while that prize is usually worth €5,000, the National Lottery has added an additional prize of €250,000 for one winner of the Ireland-Only Raffle for all nine EuroMillions draws during the month of May. As a result, the EuroMillions player in question will wake up tomorrow morning a cool €255,000 richer thanks to their winning raffle number - I-SCK-25765. The other nine Ireland-Only raffle numbers, all worth €5,000 apiece, can be seen here. The Ireland-Only raffle numbers aside, over 63,000 Irish people won prizes of some description in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws, ranging from €4 to €2,000. Earlier today, meanwhile, the National Lottery revealed that a Telly Bingo player from Roscommon claimed €65,005 by scooping the Snowball prize with a ticket purchased in Roscommon town. That win followed closely on the heels of another Roscommon success just last week, when a player took home €50,005 with a winning ticket purchased in Ballaghaderreen.
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Lotto bosses urge players in one county to check tickets after second major win as store that sold winning slip revealed
LOTTO bosses are urging TellyBingo players in Roscommon to check their numbers after one player won big. 1 There have been two big wins over the past number of days for the county Credit: Getty Images One player in the county scooped up a €50k cash prize in And today's draw revealed another lucky player has struck gold, scooping up the snowball prize. Worth a total of €65,005, the west stay winning as one player won by getting a full house in 51 calls or less. And READ MORE ON MONEY The golden ticket was purchased in the Tesco, Market Yard, Harrison Centre, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon. The Snowball prize in TellyBingo is one of the game's most thrilling features. The game starts with set amount of €10,000 and increases with each draw until someone wins it by marking off their numbers. All the numbers marked off on their bingo card have to be within a specific number of calls in order to win. Most read in Money If a player achieves a Full House on or before the 45th call they win an additional €10,000. The anticipation for fans grows as if the draw is not one, another €5000 is added to the prize. Unclaimed Lottery Riches: Are You A Winner? This will keep happening until some lucky person wins the big cash prize. A spokesperson for the Emma Monaghan said: 'What a fantastic way to kick-start your weekend with a €65,005 win! "Following last week's Roscommon win, the National Lottery topped up the Telly Bingo prize fund by €30,000, so players were in for an extra treat. "A huge congratulations to our latest winner!' MORE LUCK TO COME Over the last month of May, euro-million players across all of Ireland have had the best chances to win big. A massive €250,000 can be won in all nine draws, with people from Dublin, Meath, Limerick and Wicklow all already winning amazing cash prizes. You can feel the excitement building up around the Island as there are still five more of these €250,000 winnings to take home If you want to be the next winner, get your ticket ahead of tonight's draw in stores or on the app.
Irish Daily Mirror
16-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lotto bosses confirm winning location of huge five-figure Telly Bingo win
Roscommon's Telly Bingo players are on a winning streak, with another player celebrating a major win this week. In Friday's draw, one player from the west struck gold by scooping the Snowball prize, worth an incredible €65,005. The winning ticket, which landed the top prize by achieving a full house in 51 calls or less, was purchased at Tesco, Market Yard, Harrison Centre in Roscommon town. This latest win follows closely on the heels of another Roscommon success just last week, when a player took home €50,005. That winning ticket was bought at Newsround, Barrack Street, Ballaghaderreen. The Snowball prize in Telly Bingo is one of the game's most thrilling features. It starts at a set amount of €10,000 and increases with each draw until someone wins it by marking off all numbers on their bingo card within a specific number of calls. Players who achieve a Full House on or before the 45th call win an additional €10,000. If there is no winner, the Snowball number increases by one and €5,000 is added to the prize until it is won. Emma Monaghan, National Lottery Spokesperson said: 'What a fantastic way to kickstart your weekend with a €65,005 win! Following last week's Roscommon win, the National Lottery topped up the Telly Bingo prize fund by €30,000, so players were in for an extra treat. A huge congratulations to our latest winner!' The National Lottery Prize Claims team can confirm that the Roscommon player has already made contact and arrangements are underway for them to claim their prize. Meanwhile, tonight's EuroMillions is packed with chances to win incredible prizes. Not only does the jackpot of an estimated €155 million remain up for grabs, but Irish players are in with a chance of winning an additional €250,000. For the entirety of the month of May, EuroMillions players in Ireland will have the chance to win a massive €250,000 in all nine draws, as well as the existing prizes on offer. Players dreaming of becoming Ireland's newest EuroMillions winner are reminded that tickets for tonight's draw can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or here ahead of the 7.30pm cut off. Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage and the Irish Language. In total, more than €6.5 billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 37 years ago. In 2023 alone, €227.9 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
