Two Irish EuroMillions players are celebrating major wins tonight after landing life-changing sums in the latest draw.
Although the top EuroMillions jackpot of €182.3 million went unclaimed, over 65,000 Irish players took home prizes across the main draw and EuroMillions Plus.
One lucky player matched all five numbers in the EuroMillions Plus draw, securing a €500,000 prize. The winning numbers were 21, 32, 36, 46, and 47. The ticket was purchased online, according to lottery officials.
In addition, another Irish player won €255,000 in the Ireland-Only EuroMillions Raffle. Their winning raffle number, I-SDD-67295, included a special €250,000 top-up, boosting the usual €5,000 prize to over a quarter of a million euro.
This special raffle is part of a new series guaranteeing one top-up winner every Tuesday and Friday throughout May.
Nine other Irish players also won €5,000 each in the same raffle. The winning codes for these prizes were:
- I-SCT-63776
- I-SCV-05861
- I-SCV-50276
- I-SCW-20685
- I-SCX-63057
- I-SCZ-95252
- I-SDB-45085
- I-SDC-93910
- I-SDD-49426
Lottery officials advise players to check their tickets carefully. If you are a winner, sign the back of the ticket immediately and store it securely. This follows another recent big win, when a player in Dublin scooped €225,000 in last Friday’s draw with a Quick Pick ticket purchased at Mc Hughes Stores in Walkinstown, Dublin 12.So far, five top-up prizes have been claimed in the Ireland-Only Raffle, with winners from Dublin, Meath, Limerick, and Wicklow. Four more top-up prizes are still up for grabs in upcoming draws.