EuroMillions record £208m jackpot won by one lottery ticketholder
One lucky ticket holder has scooped up the record breaking EuroMillions lottery jackpot.
A single player from Ireland won the €250 million grand prize, the Irish National Lottery said.
The winning numbers from Tuesday's draw, which had rolled over several times, are 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49, with lucky stars 3 and 5.
Players had to have correctly chosen all seven numbers to win the jackpot.
'The EuroMillions jackpot of €250 million has been won in Ireland,' the Irish operator said on X.
One UK millionaire was created with the Millionaire Maker selection through the code XPCD66044.
The jackpot was the largest EuroMillions prize ever seen and had been capped at 250 million euros – or £208 million.
The record prize was been rolled on Friday over after nobody one the jackpot in the draw last week.
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