Shop confirmed where lucky Irish EuroMillions player wins lifechanging sum
The location where one lucky EuroMillions player bought a lifechanging winning ticket has been revealed.
The fortuitous punter scooped their six figure sum in the EuroMillions jackpot draw on Friday May 30.
The lucky winner will take home a cool €255,000 after claiming the final Ireland Only Raffle top prize. Usually, winners in the Ireland Only Raffle receive €5,000 but throughout the month of May, the top prize was increased by €250,000 for one lucky player per draw.
The winning ticket for Friday's Ireland Only Raffle top prize was sold in Duffy's Service Station, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The all-important winning raffle number is I-SDZ-53784.
Throughout the month, every Tuesday and Friday EuroMillions draw featured a special raffle, awarding one player an additional €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 raffle prize.
Here's a recap of the winners:
May 2 - SuperValu Killester, Howth Road, Dublin 3
May 6 - Online, Co. Meath
May 9 - Moloney's Daybreak, Carrigkerry, Athea, Co. Limerick
May 13 - Gallagher's SuperValu, Wentworth Street, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow
May 16 - Mc Hughes Stores, St. Patrick's Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
May 20 - Centra, Old Yellow Walls Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
May 23 - Online, Co. Dublin
May 27 - Applegreen, Newfoundwell Road, Greenbatter, Drogheda, Co. Louth
May 30 - Duffy's Service Station, Costcutter, Turlough Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Emma Monaghan, National Lottery spokesperson, said 'While there was no winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot worth €218,316,095, over 81,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions plus games. This includes one Raffle Ticket winner: I- SDZ-53784 from Castlebar, Co. Mayo, who scooped a life-enhancing €255,000 in our special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle draw!'
The National Lottery is urging all players in the Castlebar 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.
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 2024 alone, €239.3 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
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