New details confirmed about shop that sold winning €250m EuroMillions ticket
The National Lottery has revealed new details about the shop which sold this week's historic EuroMillions ticket which is now worth a jaw-dropping €250 million.
A lucky Irish Lotto player bagged the life-changing prize after matching five numbers plus two lucky stars in Tuesday's draw to become the 18th Irish winner of the EuroMillions jackpot since the lottery started in 2004, and also the National Lottery's 13th millionaire of 2025.
The lucky ticketholder now takes the title of Ireland biggest ever Lotto winner, surpassing the €175.4 Million EuroMillions jackpot won by a family syndicate in the Naul in Dublin in 2019, and becomes just the 18th Irish EuroMillions jackpot winner in history.
The National Lottery have been slowly drip-feeding information about the shop which sold the winning ticket over the past few days, first revealing that Ireland's newest millionaire purchased the lucky stub from a store in the Munster region.
Earlier today, it was revealed that the shop which sold the €250 million-winning ticket was based in Cork, with Lotto bosses now confirmed that the retail store is located in Cork City Centre.
The exact location of the history-making shop will be revealed on Friday morning, with a large celebration set to take place at the premises.
It was also confirmed on Thursday that the €250 million ticketholder has made contact with the National Lottery Prize Claims team.
The contact came after days of speculation as to who the winner of the life-changing amount is.
Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner.
"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."
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