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Irish Times
11 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Lottery Q&A: What are my odds and does it matter where I buy a ticket?
The shop that sold this week's winning EuroMillions ticket has been announced, has it? It has indeed. Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in Cork City supplied the record-breaking €250 million ticket. Good for them. Do they get a big windfall too? Well, big is relative, isn't it? A shop that sells a winning ticket does indeed get a cash bonus from the National Lottery , with the amount depending on the nature of the winning ticket. A place that sells a winning Lotto ticket gets €15,000, falling to three grand if they sell a Lotto Plus 1 and €2,000 if they sell a Lotto Plus 2 ticket. Yeah, but they must really hit pay dirt if they sell a €250 million winner, right? Meh. The size of the cash sum given to shops for any particular lottery is the same no matter the jackpot. For selling a winning EuroMillions ticket, the Shandon Street Centra will collect €25,000. It is not to be sniffed at for sure but it is 0.01 per cent of the jackpot. What makes some of the prizes even less lavish than they first appear is that they have to be shared among shops if there is more than one winner. What do you mean? Well, it doesn't apply in this case, as there was just one winning ticket sold, but if a Lotto or EuroMillions jackpot is shard among two or more ticket holders, then the resulting cash the shops get must also be shared. READ MORE Still, better than nothing. Now, enough about the shops, let's get back to me. I didn't win the EuroMillions but is that because I bought my ticket in the wrong shop? Well, it is worth noting that the odds of winning the EuroMillions jackpot are 140 million to one against, which means you are far more likely to be struck by lightning several times. Mind you, the odds of you being born and able to read this sentence were around four trillion to one and yet that happened. But to get back to your question, the odds stay the same no matter where you buy your ticket although, there do appear to be some shops that are luckier than others. [ Graham Norton's pad and a trip to space: what else could Ireland's newest EuroMillions winner buy with €250m? Opens in new window ] I'm all ears ... Okay, so, there are quite a few shops in line for the title of the luckiest in Ireland. One of the top contenders is Carey's newsagents in Belmullet, Co Mayo. At the end of 2024 it sold the winning ticket for a jackpot worth just under €5.4 million. Back in 2017, one of its customers won €370,000, while in the same year another person – well, we have to hope they were different people – won €1 million in the Daily Million drawn. A year earlier it sold a jackpot-winning ticket worth just under €14 million while in 2015, a customer won the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000. Then there was the €350,000 Lotto Plus 1 ticket it sold in 2012 and another jackpot-winning ticket worth €710,000 in 1991. That must be the luckiest shop in Ireland so? It depends on how you do your calculations. In 2005 the GO Stores in Garryowen, Limerick sold a EuroMillions quick pick to Dolores McNamara and she won €115 million. Ah, but that was a one-off, right? Actually no. In April 2024, the very same shop sold a winning ticket worth just under €9 million. Are there any other contenders? There are of course. There is the SuperValu in Bailieborough, which has sold three jackpot-winning tickets worth a total of almost €12 million. Wallaces in the Wexford town of Wellingtonbridge has also sold three tickets, with the cash value of its biggest prizes coming in at about €5 million. And while 13 might be an unlucky number for some, 2013 was a very lucky year for the Tesco in Mullingar, which sold not one but two jackpot-winning tickets worth a total of more than €11 million. That's a lot of lucky shops And there are more. The Centra in Ballybrack might also stake a claim, having sold a €86.7 million jackpot-winning ticket in 2014, while in 2016 a syndicate of friends won more than €66 million after buying a ticket in the Eason's store in the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow. Eason's in Thurles also sold a €17 million jackpot-winning ticket in 2018. And what about online? It hasn't done great in the EuroMillions stakes so far, with only one winner, who recorded a €49.5 million haul in 2020. So, tell me this, am I better off buying a ticket in a shop that has sold loads of jackpot-winning tickets or one that has never sold any? If the odds of selling one ticket are long, the odds of selling two or three or four must be immeasurably longer? Honestly, it doesn't make the slightest difference. Your odds of winning the EuroMillions will remain at, as we said, 140 million to one no matter where you buy your ticket. The odds of winning the regular Lotto are almost 11 million to one and no amount of superstition or lucky numbers is going to change that fact.
The Independent
12 hours ago
- Business
- The Independent
Shop owner reacts after selling winning EuroMillions ticket
Clifford's Centra in Cork city, Ireland, has been identified as the shop that sold the winning €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticket. Shop owner Ted Clifford expressed excitement, initially thinking the news was a prank, and highlighted his shop's previous success in selling winning tickets. This €250 million prize is the largest ever EuroMillions win in Ireland and marks the 18th Irish jackpot winner. The winner has already contacted the National Lottery, which will provide support for managing the significant sum. Ted Clifford plans to use the €25,000 prize money awarded to the shop to host a 'big celebration' for his staff.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Ireland's EuroMillions winner bought their €250 million winning ticket in Munster
The holder of the winning ticket for Tuesday's €250 million EuroMillions draw purchased their ticket in a store in Munster. A spokesperson for the National Lottery , revealed the location of the winning ticket for the jackpot, which had been rolling over since reaching its maximum cap of €250 million on June 6th. The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, and the two Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. 'We are continuing to advise all EuroMillions players in the Munster region to check their tickets very carefully to see if they have landed this mega windfall,' said Emma Monaghan. 'We're looking forward to sharing more details about the win in the coming days.' It is the 18th time a EuroMillions jackpot winning ticket has been sold in the State. READ MORE The previous record win was a €175 million in February 2019, with the ticket on that occasion sold at Reilly's Daybreak on Main Street, The Naul, Co Dublin. In addition to the main EuroMillions jackpot, last night also brought riches to a EuroMillions Plus player in Co. Wexford, after they successfully matched all five winning numbers to secure the top prize of €500,000. The Plus player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw, from Selskar Bookshop, Townparks, Co. Wexford. Ms Monaghan told RTÉ radio's Morning Ireland on Wednesday that the most important thing for the holder of the ticket was to sign the back of it and keep it somewhere safe and then to contact the National Lottery's claims team. It is not known if the ticket was purchased by an individual or a group or consortium of players, she said. 'This is a massive win for anyone. It's an eye-watering prize, but certainly life-changing and no doubt a huge shock to the winner. But if at all possible, stay calm. I know that might be easier said than done. 'Have a cup of tea and just let it sink in. Players do have 90 days to claim the prize, so I'm hoping that they will make contact before then. 'It's just a matter of letting the win sink in. Most importantly, letting us know that you have the winning ticket.' Ms Monaghan also advised the winner to seek financial and legal advice. 'It is a lot of money, so you want to make sure that you're working it in its best way.' In July 2005, Dolores McNamara from Limerick became Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, banking more than €115 million. In February 2020, a Co Mayo family shared the €17 million jackpot after buying a ticket at Mulroy's Londis Store in Castlebar. The last Irish winner of the EuroMillions jackpot was in February 2022, when a person won €30.9 million with a quick pick ticket they purchased at a service station in Ballina, Co Tipperary.
CBS News
13-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Unclaimed $1.3 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Sacramento set to expire
SACRAMENTO — A Powerball ticket sold in Sacramento that matched five of six numbers for a prize worth more than $1.3 million will soon expire as it has not yet been claimed, the California Lottery said Thursday. The California Lottery said the winning ticket will expire on June 16. It was sold at the Arco ampm gas station at Marconi and Eastern avenues in the Arden-Arcade area for the December 18 Powerball draw. The store told CBS Sacramento at the time that this was the largest winning ticket ever sold at that location. The five winning numbers that were matched were 6, 15, 18, 33, and 49. The total prize for the ticket was $1,391,550. Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes. The California Lottery says that any unclaimed prizes are allocated toward public schools across the state.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Where man found $2.1m Lotto ticket
A six-month search has ended after the lucky winner of a multimillion-dollar lottery draw has been found. Hailing from Wonthaggi in Victoria's South Gippsland region, the man found the winning ticket in a Christmas card. His wife had slipped the ticket – worth $2.1m – into the card, but it went unchecked for months as he said 'life got in the way'. 'My wife always buys a lottery ticket for everyone in the family for Christmas,' he explained. 'We'd been away on holiday for a month over summer, and with everything else going on when we got back, I completely forgot about the ticket. 'I only thought the other day that I should check the ticket. I couldn't believe it. 'Things like this never happen to us.' He said the experience was 'very surreal' and he looked forward to sharing the winnings with his loved ones. 'We're going to divide it within the family; share the prize around and help others,' he said. 'It will help many people.' The Lott had been searching for the ticket holder since the Christmas draw, but the entry was unregistered, so they had no way of contacting him. The $2.1m windfall is part of a 14-way split from the $30m megadraw, with the money carved up among the division one winners. There were six winners each in Victoria and NSW and two in Queensland. The ticket was purchased from Lucky Lotto Wonthaggi Plaza, whose operators were thrilled to have sold a winning ticket. 'We were so excited to have sold a division one winning entry and make someone's dreams come true. Even better to hear the winner has now discovered their multimillion-dollar prize,' said Gio, one of the owners.'Before this division one winning entry, we hadn't sold a division one winning entry since 31 January, 2022. This is our fifth division one prize sold over an 11-year period.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
