National Lottery reveals location of winning EuroMillions ticket as Irish player scoops huge prize
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One resident of an Irish town is celebrating being €500,000 richer after winning the massive prize this week.
The National Lottery has revealed the store that sold the lucky ticket which won the top prize in Tuesday night’s EuroMillions Plus draw.
EuroMillions players in New Ross are being urged to check their tickets carefully as the winning docket was sold in the Wexford town.
The Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Friday, November 5, at the Gala Forecourt on the Waterford Road in New Ross.
The winning numbers in Tuesday’s draw were: 17, 25, 26, 33, 36 and the lucky stars were 01, 08.
Manager of the Gala store Harry Buckley was delighted to get the call from the National Lottery with the good news.
“It’s been quite the morning here in-store," he said.
"We have a team of 20 in the shop and we’re all thrilled that one of our customers became the biggest winner in Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw.
"When the news gets out around the town, I’m sure that lots of our customers will be in to check their tickets. It would be great if someone local won the €500,000 prize – what a win to have in the lead up to Christmas!”
The Wexford winner, who now has a ticket worth €500,000, is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place. The winner should contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize.
As there was no winner of the huge €90,574,742 on offer in Tuesday’s draw, Friday night’s EuroMillions jackpot will now roll towards an estimated €105 million.
Meanwhile, Wednesday's Lotto jackpot will remain capped at €19,060,800 which means that no additional money will be added to the jackpot prize until it is won.
The funds that would normally go to the jackpot will instead be distributed to the next prize tier at which there is a winner.
In Saturday night’s draw, an online player in Cork benefited from the prize flow down to the Match 5+ Bonus tier after scooping €990,753.
