Three down, one to go; another GUARANTEED millionaire in special Euromillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ 

Excitement is building as another Irish millionaire will be made tonight (26th August) as the National Lottery continues its special EuroMillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ draw, which will make four brand new lottery millionaires in the month of August.    

These raffle events mean that there will be one guaranteed winner of €1 million in each Friday EuroMillions draw on 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of August.  

As with every EuroMillions draw the ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ sees 10 raffle codes generated with each winning €5,000. One of these ten winners will then have an additional €1 million added to their prize in the four draws over the month.     

On Friday 5th of August a player from Co. Sligo became the first millionaire of the special raffle, after purchasing their winning ticket worth €1,005,000 million in The Regional Stores, Ballinode in Co. Sligo. The winner, who wishes to keep their win private, spoke of their shock when they realised they’d won the live-changing prize: “I was walking around with this ticket in my pocket for a full week not realising how much it was worth!  I couldn’t believe it when I was told it was over €1million! You know, you always dream about winning but you never think it’s actually going to be you. I’ve no big plans yet for the money but it’s definitely going to take the pressure off as the cost of living has gone so expensive”, they said.  

Regional Stores, Ballinode, Co. Sligo sold the winning ticket for last nights (Friday 5th of August) EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle draw worth €1,005,000. Pictured celebrating is owner Michael Higgins and staff

The second millionaire was made on Friday 12th of August, when a player from Co. Tipperary purchased the winning quick pick ticket worth €1 million online or through the National Lottery App. The winner who also wishes to keep their win private, is looking forward to celebrating with family: “When I found out I’d just become a millionaire, I had to sit down! I just couldn’t get my head around it, I still can’t! I’m looking forward to taking the family on a well- deserved holiday. We’re thinking of maybe going to Dubai and doing it a proper 5-star luxury style holiday”, they said.   

On Friday 19th of August a player from Co. Galway become the third millionaire after purchasing their winning ticket worth €1 million on the day of the draw in Costcutter, Bealadangan, Co. Galway.  

The National Lottery is urging all players in Galway to check their tickets carefully, as the winner is yet to come forward to claim their prize. The ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ winning raffle code in Friday night’s ( 19th August) EuroMillions draw was:  I – NCR – 41927  

Excitement is building as another millionaire is guaranteed tonight in the special Euromillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’. In addition, the Euromillions jackpot is also rolling towards an estimated €100m.  Tickets can be purchased ahead of the 7.30pm cut-off time for sales in-store, through the National Lottery app or online at www.lottery.ie    

  

How does this work?    

As with every EuroMillions draw the ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ sees 10 raffle codes generated with each winning €5,000. One of these ten winners will then have an additional €1 million added to their prize in the four draws over the month.     

Claims process    

Prize winners are advised to sign the back of their tickets and check www.lottery.ie for details of their nearest An Post Prize Claim Centre where prizes up to €14,999 can be claimed. Alternatively, they can contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie. Online players will receive details of the process for claiming their prizes.     

 

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