In pictures - Staff that winning €250m EuroMillions ticket tell of joy
The location where the biggest ever Irish lottery winning ticket was sold has been revealed - and it's right in the heart of Cork City.
The ticket was sold at Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in the days before the big draw, but there is no information yet about who the very lucky Leesider was. There are indications that they may have chosen to remain anonymous but the National Lottery will reveal more details this morning with the official press conference.
It's great news for the Shandon Street shop that made the sale - as they'll be taking home an impressive bonus of €25,000.
Store manager Simon Champ told CorkBeo that there is "fierce excitement" - but when Lotto bosses told him he had sold the winner yesterday - 'I thought they were winding me up".
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"We sold a €100,000 winning ticket in the New Year - but this is something else!" he said, as locals crowded into the shop to congratulate him.
The excitement has been building on Shandon Street, one local woman, Barbara Philpott, told CorkBeo she was delighted: "I have been living here since I was a child, I'm from Friar Hill. It's great to see someone in our community win it, you can see the joy here this morning, we heard last night it might be a syndicate and that's still going around now. I hope it was won by someone who really needs it!"
Check out our photos from the big reveal here or click on our homepage for more reports on the megabucks win.
Winning shop owner Ted and his team 1 of 8
Journalists and photographers descended on the shop this morning 2 of 8
Speculation is rife about who the big winner might be 3 of 8
Local woman Barbara Philpott said 'you can see the joy here this morning' 4 of 8
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