Dubliner to have theirself a Merry Lidl Christmas with €500,000 EuroMillions win

A lucky EuroMillions player in West Dublin will be having theirself a Merry Lidl Christmas this year after they won a cool €500,000 on last night’s draw.

The National Lottery is calling on its players who shopped yesterday in the Lidl store on the New Nangor Road in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 to check their EuroMillions tickets as someone’s Christmas wishes have come true as they won the top prize of €500,000 on yesterday’s EuroMillions Plus draw.

A spokesperson for the National Lottery said: “As public health restrictions began to lift yesterday ahead of the festive season, one shopper in Clondalkin has given themselves an early, unexpected Christmas present of €500,000. We are asking anyone who popped into the Lidl on the Nangor Road for their shopping yesterday to check their tickets to see have they won this amazing prize.”

This is the 26^th EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000 won in Ireland so far this year with all 26 wins totalling €13 million. There was no winner of the €178,983,729 EuroMillions jackpot which rolls to a gargantuan €200 million next Friday (4^th December).

The all-important winning numbers from last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw are: 04, 09, 19, 28 and 44.

The Lottery spokesperson said: “While there was no winner of last night’s EuroMillions jackpot of €178,983,729, more than 70,000 players in Ireland were prize winners so we are calling on everyone across the country, particularly in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, to check their tickets. If you are this lucky winner please sign the back of the ticket and get in touch with the National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie  and we will make arrangements for you to get your prize”.

Another prize worth €38,435 was won on last night’s main EuroMillions draw in Co. Offaly after a player matched five numbers. This winning Quick Pick ticket was sold yesterday at the Circle K Service Station on Arden Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

Tonight’s €11 million Lotto jackpot to be largest of 2020

Meanwhile, the Lotto jackpot will tonight soar to a 2020 high and is estimated to be worth over €11 million. The National Lottery spokesperson continued: "When the Lotto jackpot passes the €10 million mark we always see a surge of excitement among our players. With draws at this level, we would expect a lot more players to be buying tickets, dreaming of this massive jackpot, in the hours leading up to tonight’s draw. We are asking all of our players to continue to follow the health guidance currently in place in stores across the country and to buy their tickets early and safely in-store. Alternatively people can play Lotto using our new and improved National Lottery app or online at www.lottery.ie.”

Ahead of Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot draw which has been rolling since Saturday 26th September, the National Lottery has confirmed that over €116 million has been won in prizes in the Lotto game in 2020 which includes 17 new millionaires who have been created in Lotto and Lotto Plus games.

The roll call for Lotto jackpot wins in excess of €10 million are:

Date	Lotto Winners	County	Jackpot
28-Jun-08	Dan Morrissey Syndicate from Carlow claim Ireland’s biggest ever win.	Carlow	€18,963,441
14-Apr-10	Waterford couple purchase their winning ticket at Easons store in Dungarvan Co. Waterford.	Waterford	€16,717,717
23-Oct-10	Dublin man wins massive jackpot with ticket bought at Donnybrook Fair in Dublin 4.	Dublin	€16,390,239
28-Jul-07	The Cunningham family from Cork City become Lotto multi-millionaires after buying their ticket at their local Centra store in Farranree, Co. Cork	Cork	€16,185,749
26-Apr-08	Family from Co. Dublin share the mega jackpot with a lucky ticket from Rowlagh Newsagent in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.	Dublin	€15,658,143
12-Mar-08	Kildare couple buy their life-changing ticket in Tesco, Newbridge Co. Kildare	Kildare	€14,543,033
18-Apr-09	Dublin couple purchase their winning ticket at the Spar store in Glenageary, Co. Dublin	Dublin	€14,530,193
26-Mar-11	Two separate players in Cavan and Cork each share the jackpot, scooping €6.9 million each.	Cavan/Cork	€14,037,236
23-Jan-16	Winning ticket purchased at Carey's store in Belmullet, Co Mayo	Mayo	€13,793,435
22-Dec-07	Winning ticket sold at News & Choose store in in Loughrea, Co. Galway.	Galway	€13,295,379
27-May-09	Dalkey Post Office, Co. Dublin sells the lucky winning ticket.	Dublin	€13,150,324
01-Mar-17	Dublin syndicate celebrate their Lotto fortune with ticket purchased in Supervalu, Knocklyon, Dublin 16	Dublin	€12,849,224
06-May-17	Two lucky ticketholders from Co. Westmeath and Donegal shared the €12.3 million jackpot on offer.	Westmeath/Donegal	€12,344,808
04-Jun-14	Couple claim massive Lotto jackpot with a ticket they purchased at the American House store in Bundoran, Co. Donegal	Donegal	€12,155,282
31-Mar-12	Two separate players from Kildare and Meath split a jackpot worth €11.5 million.	Kildare/Meath	€11,526,000
03-Dec-16	A Dublin GAA official collects the jackpot prize with his wife after they bought their winning ticket at the Top Service Station in Dublin 1.	Dublin	€11,345,002
21-Aug-19	A family from Co. Wicklow scooped the €11.2 million prize with a ticket they purchased from the Texaco/Spar service station in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow.	Wicklow	€11,225,280
20-Aug-16	Leitrim syndicate scoop incredible jackpot prize with a ticket bought at the Spar store in Kinlough, Co Leitrim	Leitrim	€11,179,627
24-Sep-11	The McIntyre family from Co. Mayo become one of Ireland’s biggest Lotto winners with a ticket they bought at their Eurospar store in Belmullet, Co. Mayo.	Mayo	€11,033,593
29-May-13	Kevin Geoghegan and Carol Loran scoop their massive prize after purchasing their ticket at the Tesco store in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath	Westmeath	€10,651,567
04-Apr-15	A private Meath family syndicate claim the Lotto jackpot prize with their lucky ticket from Souhan’s Filling Station in Trim, Co. Meath.	Meath	€10,650,121
30-Jan-13	Scanlons Newsagents in Thurles, Co. Tipperary sell the winning ticket to a lucky Tipperary family syndicate.	Tipperary	€10,613,747
23-Feb-19	Dublin syndicate claim their prize with ticket bought at the Spar store on Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1	Dublin	€10,288,699
05-Feb-15	Two friends from Co. Kildare share the incredible jackpot after buying their ticket at the Centra store in Newbridge, Co. Kildare	Kildare	€10,230,559
12-Sep-07	Statoil Service Station in Tuam Co. Galway.	Galway	€10,067,238

 

Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on all 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 €5.8 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 33 years ago. In 2019 alone, €252 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.