Hilarious moment Cork shop owner discovered he sold THE EuroMillions ticket
This is the astounding moment one Cork shop discovered they'd sold a winning EuroMillions ticket.
It was revealed on Tuesday that one lucky Irish player had nabbed the mind-blowing €250million jackpot, the biggest in the competition's history.
Now, it's been announced that Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in Cork City was the shop that sold the winning ticket, with Lotto bosses sharing the landmark moment they discovered the exciting news. This is the astounding moment one Cork shop discovered they'd sold a winning EuroMillions ticket. Pic: ChrisDorney/Shutterstock
In the hilarious audio clip shared to X on Friday, the shop owner is told the news, leaving him in absolute disbelief.
'Ah this is a wind-up is it?' he responded. 'You're joking me.'
Once the news finally settles in he hilariously quips back: 'Ah that's great news, I'm just gutted it wasn't me who bought it.'
📞🤩 The moment Clifford's Centra, Shandon Street, Cork City, found out their shop sold the winning #EuroMillions ticket of €250 MILLION! #ItCouldBeYou
18+ Play Responsibly Play for Fun pic.twitter.com/7e2gAIt3J5 — The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) June 20, 2025
The winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, and the lucky star numbers were 3 and 5.
The National Lottery also confirmed that the winner made contact with National Lottery HQ, and will be arranging to collect their incredible prize.
'We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner,' National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan said on Thursday.
'At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.' It was revealed on Tuesday that one lucky Irish player had nabbed the mind blowing €250million jackpot, the biggest in the competition's history. Pic: Derick P. Hudson/Shutterstock.
The EuroMillions jackpot was capped at the quarter of a billion euro earlier this month, and after a number of draws where no one won, white smoke finally rose with the latest millionaire being announced; with few predicting that the continental competition's winner would come from Ireland.
Of course, this isn't the first time that Ireland have had a massive winner of the competition, nor is it the first time a winner came from Munster — as Dolores McNamara, from Co Limerick, won a life changing €115million on August 4, 2005.
As well as this, a family syndicate from Naul in Co Dublin won an even bigger €175.4million in the then-biggest jackpot in the competition's history.
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