Imagine waking up a MILLIONAIRE this Easter weekend?

This Easter weekend is set to be even more memorable than usual for one EuroMillions player in Ireland as this Friday’s draw (3rd April) is GUARANTEED to see one player take home an incredible €1,005,000 in the Ireland Only Raffle.

As with every EuroMillions draw, ten players will win €5,000 in the Raffle with their unique Raffle number. However, this Friday, those ten winning tickets will then be entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket will be selected to win an additional €1 Million.

With excitement growing ahead of tomorrow night’s draw, players dreaming of a weekend full of celebrations are reminded that tickets can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.30pm cut-off time for sales this Friday.

Meanwhile, a Cork-based syndicate claimed a Lotto Plus Raffle prize of €1,000,500, after purchasing their ticket online for the 14th March draw. The group were absolutely thrilled to make the trip to National Lottery HQ to collect their prize.

“Would you believe we thought we had just won €500? I only phoned the National Lottery team to confirm that amount. When they told me the true value of the prize, I was speechless – pure shock! All I could say was “You’re having a laugh?” We were sure it was a joke, I had other syndicate members calling to confirm the win. It’s taken days for the news to settle in, but we’re over the moon!”

A Westmeath syndicate has also claimed their Lotto Plus One top prize worth €1,000,000 from the Wednesday, 25th March, draw. Their winning ticket was purchased at Corrib Oil, Ballymahon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

The syndicate revealed they went to great lengths to keep the ticket safe in the days after the win. “After much debate, we eventually agreed that the safest place for the ticket was inside a coffee jar in the kitchen – a hiding spot no one would find! And any time I needed to pop out of the house, I brought the ticket with me, I didn’t want to be without it. You could say this ticket has been on tour all over the county with me since the big win!”

The syndicate members are looking forward to enjoying their winnings, with home improvements and holidays high on the list for the year ahead.

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