A lucky Lottery player in Cork has woken up almost €300,000 richer this morning – a nice way to celebrate the lifting of a 24-hour weather warning.
The player matched five numbers and a lucky star in Friday's EuroMillions draw, winning a prize worth €294,048. The Quick Pick ticket was purchased earlier that day from Sweeney’s Daybreak, Kiltegan Park in Rochestown. The winning numbers in last night’s (Friday, November 14) EuroMillions draw were: 9, 26, 27, 45, 48 and the Lucky Stars were 8 and 9.
While there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot worth €122,611,491, over 55,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus games – including the Rebel winner. The Cork player is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it safe. They should make contact with the National Lottery Prize Claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to visit Lottery Headquarters to collect their prize.
National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O’Dwyer said: “A EuroMillions player in Cork is certain to be celebrating today after matching five numbers and one lucky star in Friday night’s main EuroMillions draw to win an incredible €294,048. While over 55,000 players won prizes across the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws, the Cork player earned themselves the title as the biggest winner of the night in Ireland. Today, we are encouraging all our players in Cork to check their tickets very carefully and to contact our Prize Claims team as soon as possible.”
It follows a big €405,000 win in Waterford last week – though the winner didn't know about it for a couple of days before checking the ticket locked in his car over the weekend. On that occasion the ticket was purchased from Mulhearns Foodstore in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. The winner explained: “I heard the news breaking the following day.
"But after leaving the ticket in my car over the weekend, I didn’t check it until Sunday evening. I had to scan the ticket three times to believe what I was seeing – ‘You’ve Won Big!’ I couldn’t stop smiling for hours. I was so delighted!” He added that he's planning a big Christmas celebration to mark the win.
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