Friday’s EuroMillions Jackpot is a guaranteed €130 Million!

 

Mega Draw excitement is building for EuroMillions players all over Ireland ahead of tonight's extra special draw which has a guaranteed Jackpot of €130 Million. 

 The National Lottery has advised players dreaming of winning big in tonight's draw to purchase their tickets early either in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7:30pm deadline for ticket sales. 

 Since the EuroMillions game launched in Ireland in 2004, there have been 17 Irish EuroMillions Jackpot winners. If tonight's staggering €130 Million Jackpot is won in Ireland, we could see a new Irish winner added to the roll call of Jackpot wins.  

  A spokesperson for the National Lottery said, “A EuroMillions player in Ireland could have a weekend to remember with a guaranteed €130 Million jackpot up for grabs in Friday night’s draw. If a player in Ireland was to win this massive amount, they would take the title of 18th Irish EuroMillions Jackpot winner since the game launched in Ireland in 2004. The potential winner would also have a celebratory start to the month of January by becoming the first EuroMillions Jackpot winner in Ireland for 2024.”

“As we get closer to the draw, we are reminding players that the cut off time for ticket sales is 7:30pm on Friday evening and tickets can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie.”

Here is the roll call of the 17 lucky Irish EuroMillions Jackpot winners to date:

1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland’s first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 Million.

2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co. Tipperary won a €15 Million Jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in Co. Tipperary.

3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the Jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 Million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin.

4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions Jackpot worth over €187 Million. A Dublin player earned half of the Jackpot and picked up over €93 Million.

5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a Jackpot of over €25 Million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 Million.

6. April 2014: A Jackpot prize worth €15 Million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

7. September 2014: An €86.7 Million Jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin.

8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 Million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason’s store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow.

9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 Million. The ticket was sold in O’Hanlon’s Portarlington.

10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 Million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, Co. Dublin.

11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 Million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in Co. Mayo.

12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 Million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre

13. June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles Co. Tipperary share a €17 Million EuroMillions Jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Eason’s Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary.

14. February 2019: The Naul Family Syndicate won €175.4 Million on a ticket sold in Reilly’s Daybreak in Naul, Co. Dublin.

15. February 2020: A Co. Mayo family shared the €17 Million jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Mulroy’s Londis Store in Castlebar.

16. July 2020: An online player in Dublin won a €49.5 Million jackpot which they won with a €2.50 normal play ticket.

17. February 2022: A mid-West ticket holder scoops €30.9 Million Jackpot with Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Larkin’s Gala Service Station in Ballina, Co. Tipperary

 Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage and the Irish Language. In total, more than €6 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 36 years ago. In 2022 alone, €259.5 Million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.     

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