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Daily Record
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Euromillions £208m winner comes forward to claim jackpot
The winner of this week's huge EuroMillions jackpot has come forward to claim the prize. It is the 18th Irish winner and the largest ever Irish win of the Euromillions jackpot The winner of the colossal £208m (€250m) EuroMillions jackpot has stepped forward to claim their staggering prize. The winning ticket was bought in a shop in Co Cork, Ireland, and following an appeal for the ticketholder to come forward, one individual has now claimed the life-altering sum. This marks the 18th Irish win and the biggest ever Irish victory in the EuroMillions jackpot history. The previous Irish EuroMillions jackpot win occurred in February 2022, when a lucky player scooped up €30.9 million with a quick pick ticket from a service station in Ballina, Co Tipperary. Tuesday's draw saw the numbers 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49 emerge victorious, along with lucky stars 3 and 5. Cian Murphy, the chief executive of the Irish National Lottery, had earlier advised the winner to "stay calm" as the "massive" win might be overwhelming. The EuroMillions jackpot is capped at €250 million - equivalent to £208 million. This particular jackpot hit its cap on Friday June 6 after multiple rollovers. The EuroMillions prize fund is limited to €250m (or £208m), giving players five draws to win the life-changing amount, reports the Mirror. Despite the single fortunate winner, other players are being reminded to check their tickets for potential smaller wins. The new multimillionaire now finds themselves wealthier than footballer Harry Kane and pop sensation Dua Lipa, who have net worths of £115 million and £110 million respectively, and could rub shoulders with individuals featured in The Sunday Times Rich List 2025. "The EuroMillions jackpot of 250 million euro has been won in Ireland," announced the Irish operator on X on draw night. More than 92,000 players across Ireland scooped prizes in both EuroMillions and Plus games during this recent draw. The €250 million (£208 million) jackpot has made one Munster resident's dreams a reality. Speaking to RTE Radio, National Lottery spokesperson Emma Moaghan revealed: "Someone in Ireland is a quarter of a billion euro richer this morning." Whether the new multimillionaire will remain under wraps or step into the spotlight is yet to be determined. Moaghan confirmed that the "eye-watering" prize-winning ticket was procured from a shop rather than through an online purchase or a mobile application. She advised: "If at all possible stay calm, I know that might be easier said than done. Have a cup of tea and let it sink in." This monumental win equals the record set by an Austrian player back in March who bagged the first-ever €250 million EuroMillions jackpot. Since jackpots are currently capped at this figure, the record is expected to stand for the foreseeable future. Munster lottery participants are urged to double-check their tickets. Cian Murphy, CEO of the Irish National Lottery, expressed excitement about the historic win: "We are absolutely thrilled to see this incredible and record win for an Irish EuroMillions player." Lottery players are being urged to double-check their tickets and if they've hit the jackpot, to sign the back of their ticket, keep it secure, and get in touch with National Lottery HQ for further assistance. "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," officials noted. The UK's Millionaire Maker Selection victor for Tuesday night's draw was confirmed as XPCD66044. Marking a record for a British ticket holder, one lucky individual scooped an astounding £195.7 million on July 19 2022, remaining anonymous. In light of the enormous €250 million jackpot prize, accredited financial planner Eoin McGee has cautioned the winning ticket holder to proceed with caution regarding their windfall. McGee offered his guidance to the Irish Mirror: "My advice is do absolutely nothing, except sign the back of the ticket. Ring the Lotto and confirm you have the winning ticket, but then sit back and tell nobody apart from your inner circle. "Don't make any big decisions now. This is life-changing. I tell Lotto winners to remember that the things which made you happy before this win are the same things that are going to make you happy afterwards. "Life will be different, but if you do not manage this properly, it can ruin you. This €250m can ruin you. Be careful about your decisions and any promises you're making. "Even be careful about telling your children how much they're going to get. Make no promises. It is a time of celebration and joy and being happy about it, but in the first six months, do not spend more than €10,000 on any one item."
Indian Express
2 days 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.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Irish Man Wins Rs 2000 Crore Lottery Jackpot, Overtakes Harry Kane And Dua Lipa's Net Worth
In a historic lottery win, a single ticket holder from Ireland has bagged the EuroMillions jackpot worth 208 million pounds (approximately Rs 2,120 crore), marking the biggest lottery prize ever won in Europe. The Irish National Lottery confirmed the life-changing win and urged participants to carefully check their tickets. The jackpot had reached its maximum limit and remained unclaimed for two weeks. This massive win makes it Ireland's 18th EuroMillions jackpot victory and the largest in the country's history. If the prize had been claimed in the UK, it would have broken all records for the biggest EuroMillions winner there. The single ticket holder from Ireland won the EuroMillions jackpot with the numbers 13, 22, 23, 44, 49 and Lucky Stars 03, 05. According to The Mirror, the winner's fortune now exceeds that of celebrities like footballer Harry Kane, estimated to be worth 115 million pounds, and pop star Dua Lipa, worth 110 million pounds, putting them among the wealthy elite listed in T he Sunday Times Rich List 2025. According to The Metro, this will be Ireland's 18th winner of the EuroMillions jackpot and its largest ever win. Irish National Lottery chief executive Cian Murphy asked people to carefully check their EuroMillions tickets. "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." Cian said they would reveal the location of the winning ticket as soon as possible, adding: '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."
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
UK's biggest £208million EuroMillions jackpot will be won this week
The EuroMillions prize rolled over again after no one won the National Lottery last time, and it means the winner this week will worth more than Dua Lipa and Harry Kane The UK's biggest ever lottery jackpot - a huge £208million - is up for grabs this week. If the entire EuroMillions sum is awarded to one ticket holder, the winner will suddenly be worth more than Dua Lipa and Harry Kane - worth £115 million and £110 million respectively - and be on par with names from The Sunday Times Rich List 2025. The record-setting lottery draw will take place tonight. The jackpot rolled over again last week, and so Brits have the chance to win the astonishing sum. Should one ticket holder win it, it will beat the previous record of £195,707,000, set on July 19, 2022. And it will swiftly catapult the winner into the wealth of England captain Harry Kane, on big bucks with FC Bayern Munich in Germany, and three-time Grammy champ Dua Lipa. The EuroMillions prize pot is capped at €250m, with players having five prize draws to win the life-changing amount. If nobody wins this week, the fifth and final "Must Be Won" draw will take place on Friday June 20. In the meantime, players are reminded to check their tickets in case they are eligible to win a smaller chunk of the prize money. During the final draw, if no one matches all five numbers and two lucky stars, the threshold to win will drop to five numbers and one star. The prize money could then be split between multiple winners, making several millionaires. Already this month, seven UK players have won a portion of the prize money after matching five numbers and one lucky star. Five players won £3.6 million each on June 13, while another won £4.5 million on June 10, and another £2 million on June 6. Even winning smaller portions of the prize pot can be life-changing. Winners of over £10 million give away, on average, a quarter of their win (24.5%). A further 91% report that they give time and or money to support a charity, while 10% say they have made someone else a millionaire. When mum Annie Leith entered a different lottery last year, she was overwhelmed to be able to take her family on an abroad holiday for the first time. The yoga teacher, from Pill, Somerset, told the Mirror: "We have some wonderful memories, like waking up and hearing the waves crash off the cliffs in Tenerife. It was crazy to see and hear that. My children chasing lizards there was amazing, and the black sand on the beaches there was great. Digging shoes into the black sand was lovely. I remember the kids talking, or trying to talk, in Spanish out there and trying to encourage them. "We have all got this little spark that something will happen outside the norm one day, and for us that has. This happened to my family to the nth degree so we are lucky... The world isn't this thing with boundaries, which again is maybe a Covid thing, and it is great to explore. We have been able to experience this now and it has been life-changing."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
82 UK billionaires alone hold £312bn wealth
The number of billionaires in the UK has slipped slightly, but their collective fortunes continue to rise, according to UBS' (UBS) Billionaire Ambitions Report. The report reveals that the UK was home to 82 billionaires in 2024, down from 83 a year ago, although their combined wealth has climbed 9.7% from $380.6bn in 2023 to $417.5bn (£312bn). While the UK remains ahead of European peers such as Italy (62 billionaires), France (46), Sweden (28) and Spain (27), it trails Switzerland (85) and Germany (117) in Western Europe's billionaire rankings. In the UK, over two-thirds (72%) are self-made millionaires. The Hinduja family — owners of the Indian industrial conglomerate Hinduja Group — sit at the top of the Sunday Times Rich List 2025. Despite a dip in their overall fortune, Gopi Hinduja and his family still hold an estimated £35.3bn. Other names include inventor and vacuum magnate James Dyson and Jim Ratcliffe, petrochemicals billionaire and part-owner of Manchester United. The UK has been losing some of richest residents as the Labour government abolished the non-dom tax status in April, which is where UK residents have their permanent home or domicile outside the UK for tax purposes. Read more: How to tell if you're rich In April, the government replaced the non-dom status with a new foreign income and gains regime. The scheme offers tax relief on overseas earnings for the first four years of UK tax residence — provided the individual has not lived in the UK for any of the preceding 10 years. This policy shift, initially proposed by former Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt and accelerated by his Labour successor Rachel Reeves, has prompted some of the UK's wealthiest to relocate abroad. Billionaires are moving to countries such as Switzerland, the UAE, Singapore and the United States, according to UBS. 'People are relocating to jurisdictions not just for tax benefits, but also for safety and political reasons,' explains a US billionaire. 'I moved several years ago with my family to a country, state and city that affords the benefits most seek. "Unless the political divide addresses failed policies that have yet to curb crime, lack of rule of law and safety, as well as fostering an economic climate that unleashes potential, I fear the trend will continue.' Globally, billionaire wealth is booming. Western Europe saw its billionaire wealth grow by 16% to $2.7tn, with Switzerland's billionaires recording a striking 23.8% increase. The number of billionaires across the region rose from 456 to 495. In the UAE, billionaire wealth surged by nearly 40% to $138.7bn, with one new billionaire joining their ranks, bringing the total to 18. Across the broader EMEA region, the number of billionaires rose by 70 to 728, with total wealth increasing by 17% to $3.7tn. The United States remained the global powerhouse of billionaire wealth in 2024. American billionaires saw their collective fortune jump by 27.6% to $5.8tn, representing more than 40% of global billionaire wealth. The US added 101 new billionaires, pushing its total to 835. Read more: What you need to know if you're planning to move to Dubai In Central and South America, 19 new Brazilian billionaires helped drive a 37.7% increase in regional wealth to $154.9bn. Across the Americas, billionaire numbers grew from 867 to 973, while their combined wealth surged 26.9% to $6.5tn. The majority of new entrants to the billionaire club were self-made. Of the 268 individuals who crossed the billion-dollar threshold for the first time, 60% were entrepreneurs — a reversal of last year's trend, where most new billionaires inherited their wealth. One of the driving forces behind this surge has been the continued boom in technology. The rise of generative AI, sparked by ChatGPT's debut in late 2022, fuelled a 36.1% increase in the collective wealth of tech billionaires to $2.45tn. Billionaires in entertainment and media, bolstered by the gaming sector, also saw strong gains, with total wealth up 26.3% to $970bn. Financial services billionaires saw their fortunes rise 23.9% to $2tn, supported by equity markets. Read more: Stocks to watch this week: Palo Alto Networks, Analog Devices, Marks & Spencer, Greggs and easyJet Five 'buy' rated European travel stocks Why it's important to plan for retirement with your partnerError while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
