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RTÉ News
9 hours ago
- Business
- RTÉ News
'Lucky streak' - Cork city shop celebrates EuroMillions jackpot sale
The owner of the shop that sold the winning EuroMillions ticket in Cork is celebrating a "lucky streak", having previously sold a €100,000 ticket on New Year's Eve. The winning €250 million ticket was sold at Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in Cork city. It marks the biggest ever jackpot win in Ireland and the 18th Irish winner of the EuroMillions jackpot. Shop owner Ted Clifford said the National Lottery phoned him yesterday to tell him the news, which he described as "fantastic". The shop will receive €25,000 in prize money, which he said will go towards "a big celebration". It is "definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon Street", he said. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Clifford said the shop is having a "lucky streak". "This all kicked off on New Year's Eve when we sold a €100,000 ticket to a local person and I think this is when our luck started," he said. Mr Clifford, who is a third generation owner of the store, said he does not know who bought the winning ticket but he sends them his "warmest congratulations". The holder of the winning ticket in Tuesday night's €250m EuroMillions lottery has already made contact with the National Lottery's prize claims team, the company confirmed. The winning numbers are 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 - Lucky Stars 3 and 5.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Massive £280million EuroMillions jackpot CLAIMED as lucky ticket holder comes forward
No other details have been revealed Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAMMOTH £208 million EuroMillions jackpot has been claimed after the winning ticket owner came forward. But the record prize has now finally been scooped by one lucky winner based in Ireland. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up The winning stub was sold in a retailer in County Cork, the Irish National Lottery said. The EuroMillions jackpot is capped once it reaches €250 million, around £205 million. No other information about the winner has been revealed. The winning numbers from the draw were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 and Lucky Stars 3 and 5. "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner," Irish National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan said. "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."
RTÉ News
a day ago
- Business
- RTÉ News
€250m EuroMillions ticket holder comes forward
The holder of the €250 million-winning EuroMillions ticket has come forward, the National Lottery has said. The organisation also confirmed that the winning ticket was sold in Cork. "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner" said Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery. "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. No other details will be revealed at this stage, however, the name of the winning Cork shop will be announced tomorrow." The winning numbers are 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 - Lucky Stars 3 and 5.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Irish man wins Rs 2,000 crore lottery, now richer than Dua Lipa and Harry Kane
It's not every day that one wins a lottery. And surpassing the net worth of pop icon Dua Lipa and football star Harry Kane by hitting a jackpot worth 208 million pounds (Rs 2,194 crore, approximately) is out of anyone's wildest imagination. An Irish man, however, got lucky with exactly that. He is now placed among the wealthy elite featured in The Sunday Times Rich List 2025, The Mirror reported. According to the report, the man won Ireland's 18th EuroMillions jackpot, the highest in the country's history. The winner hit the jackpot with the numbers 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 and Lucky Stars 03, 05, and the winning amount now surpasses the wealth of major celebrities, including Kane—whose net worth is estimated at 115 million pounds—and Lipa, who has an estimated wealth of around 110 million pounds. Cian Murphy, chief executive of the Irish National Lottery, urged players to check their tickets and contact the National Lottery headquarters. 'We are advising our players to check their tickets and, if they are the winner, sign the back of the ticket, keep it safe, and contact National Lottery HQ and we will guide you through the claims process,' Murphy said. 'The details surrounding the winning ticket will be revealed over the coming days. With such a big win we have procedures to follow, but we will reveal the winning location as soon as we this is a massive win, it can come as a shock to a winner and we advise them to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can,' The Mirror quoted Murphy. EuroMillions is a lottery game where players from European countries can win huge jackpots by picking five numbers from 1 to 50 and two Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 12. The tickets are available online every day from 6.00 AM until 11.00 PM, the official website of the UK National Lottery stated.
Irish Post
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Post
Single Irish ticket scoops record-breaking €250m on EuroMillions
A SINGLE ticket bought in Ireland has landed the €250m jackpot in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw, making it the country's highest-ever National Lottery win. The record-breaking amount eclipses the €175m won by a family syndicate in The Naul, Co. Dublin in February 2019. According to the National Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at a retail outlet in Munster, reports RTÉ. The winning numbers for last night's draw were 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. Irish National Lottery CEO Cian Murphy has urged players to check their tickets very carefully to see if they have landed the mega windfall. "We are absolutely thrilled to see this incredible and record win for an Irish EuroMillions player," said Mr Murphy. "We are advising our players to check their tickets and if they are the winner, sign the back of the ticket, keep it safe, and contact National Lottery HQ and we will guide you through the claims process." He added: "While this is a massive win, it can come as a shock to a winner and we advise them to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can." The EuroMillions jackpot reached its maximum cap on Friday, June 6, meaning the prize could not grow any further. The latest mega-jackpot player becomes the 18th winner of the EuroMillions in Ireland and will take the title of the country's largest-ever win.
