A huge €190m Euromillions jackpot has to be won this Tuesday, the National Lottery has confirmed.
The jackpot has rolled since Tuesday July 23rd to a maximum five draws at the €190m cap.
This means for the first time in the history of the game, the jackpot is guaranteed to be won or shared at lower prize tiers, at which there is a winner.
If there is no winner of the €190m on Tuesday, the full value of the jackpot will flow down to the next prize tier - with a possibility of multiple millionaires.
Meanwhile there were celebrations in Donabate, north Dublin after it was confirmed a Supervalu sold the winning ticket for a prize of €2.5m for Friday's draw.
The winning quick pick ticket was sold on Thursday October 3rd at Kane's/McCartney's SuperValu store.
€500 notes are fanned out in a man's hands | Image: DPA DEUTSCHE PRESS-AGENTUR/DPA/PA ImagesThe winning ticketholder fell just one lucky star number short of scooping the guaranteed €190m jackpot on the night.
Due to the capped draw, the Match 5 + Lucky Star prize pool was boosted by an additional €17m which meant that eight players won the €2.5 million prize each - including one lucky player in Ireland.
The National Lottery is still waiting to hear from the lucky ticketholder, and has issued a fresh appealed to players to check their tickets.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: "For the first time in the history of the EuroMillions game, we have reached the €190m maximum jackpot cap for five draws which means that Tuesday's draw is an extra special, must be won event.
"If there is no winner of Tuesday's jackpot prize, the entire jackpot will be shared at the next prize tier at which there are winners.
"While the €190m jackpot on offer is truly life changing, the additional prize excess which will flow down to lower prize tiers could create even more multi-millionaires in Ireland on Tuesday night."
