Just in time for Christmas! Family Syndicate Claim €17 Million EuroMillions Jackpot!

The Winners Room in Lottery Headquarters was buzzing with some festive celebrations this week as a family syndicate celebrated claiming a €17 Million EuroMillions Jackpot from the 12th December draw. The winning ticket was purchased at Lidl in Cavan town, marking Ireland’s 19th EuroMillions jackpot win.

The winners admitted there were a lot of missed calls and some chaotic hours after the draw, “I was trying to call each of the syndicate members over and over. I’d say everyone had at least four missed calls from me, and it was probably a few hours before anyone returned my call. Imagine sitting with a ticket worth €17 Million and I can’t get anyone on the phone. When I finally got a call back to deliver the news, they just kept asking was I sure!”

“The thoughts of having a ticket worth this much in the house was just too much, so the local bank put it in their safe. This all still feels very surreal so I think it will take a while to fully believe what’s just happened.”

When asked about their plans, the syndicate shared “We have a few things in mind! We’re hoping to buy homes for our close family members, and we’re looking forward to house hunting for a holiday home in France so we can enjoy holidays together!”

Also celebrating before Christmas was a Louth man who scooped €25,287 in the 20th December Lotto draw with a Match 5 + Bonus prize. His winning ticket was purchased at Londis Top Shop in Ravensdale, Dundalk.

“I usually watch the draw live, and this was the one week I didn’t! When I checked my ticket, I tried calling the entire family and no one answered. So, I posted a message in our family WhatsApp group asking if anyone saw the Lotto and included a photo of my ticket with the results. The replies came flooding in once they saw that!” he laughed.

The Lotto player is now looking forward to booking a holiday in the New Year to celebrate.

Just 8 Days to go until the Millionaire Raffle draw! On New Year’s Eve, another winner is GUARANTEED to end their year by also joining the highly coveted list of National Lottery Millionaires for 2025.

The Millionaire Raffle, which will mark the final National Lottery draw of 2025, has an incredible 8,500 prizes up for grabs, including the top prize of €1 Million. As well as the top prize of €1 Million, there are six prizes of €100,000, 15 prizes of €10,000, 45 prizes of €5,000, 302 prizes of €1,000 and 8,131 prizes of €500. 

Tickets for the draw, which are limited to 600,000 and cost €25 each, are on sale at National Lottery agents nationwide, online at www.lottery.ie, or on the National Lottery App.

To make it the perfect seasonal gift, a festive gifting wallet and envelope will be available for each ticket purchased in-store.

With the festive season of gifting well and truly underway, the National Lottery has also reminded players hoping to gift National Lottery products this Christmas to gift responsibly.

National Lottery spokesperson, Emma Monaghan, shared, “We remind all of our players to support our Gift Responsibly campaign and remember when you are purchasing any National Lottery product as a gift, whether at Christmas or any time of the year, it is always important to gift responsibly. National Lottery products are strictly for those who are aged 18 years and over.”

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 €6.5 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 37 years ago. In 2024 alone, €239.3 Million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.

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