Urgent appeal issued to EuroMillions players after punter bags life-changing sum

Irish EuroMillions players are being urged to check their tickets this morning after one lucky punter landed a life-changing six-figure prize in Tuesday night's draw.
In total over 59,000 players in Ireland won prizes in last night's EuroMillions and Plus games, including one lucky punter who won a whopping €255,000 after claiming Ireland's eighth EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle top prize.
The Drogheda player was one of 10 winners of the Ireland-Only Raffle in Tuesday's draw. And while that prize is usually worth €5,000, the National Lottery has added an additional prize of €250,000 for one winner of the Ireland-Only Raffle for all nine EuroMillions draws during the month of May.
The National Lottery has confirmed that the winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw from Applegreen on Newfoundwell Road in Greenbatter, Drogheda, Co. Louth. The all-important winning raffle number is I-SDL-14299.
Lotto bosses are urging all players in the Drogheda 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.
Emma Monaghan, National Lottery spokesperson, said: 'While there was no winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot worth €198,011,279, over 59,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions plus games.
"This includes one Raffle Ticket winner: I-SDL-14299 from Drogheda, Co. Louth, who's just scooped a life-enhancing €255,000 in our EuroMillions 'Ireland Only Raffle' special draw."
Throughout May, EuroMillions players in Ireland have the chance to win an additional €250,000. This series of special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffles guarantees players a top up in the prize fund for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday, throughout the month.
Typically, every EuroMillions draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland-Only Raffle prize. But this month, one winner in each draw is in line to win a dazzling €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 Raffle prize.
With past winners from Dublin (4), Meath, Limerick, Wicklow, and now Louth, excitement is building head of the final special draw on Friday which will see one more player land the mega €250,000 prize.

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