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'They're after waking up nearly €50m richer' - Who is Ireland's latest Euromillions winner?

Someone in Ireland is over €49.5m richer, after winning Tuesday's Euromillions jackpot. The pla...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

08.32 22 Jul 2020


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'They're after waking up nearly €50m richer' - Who is Ireland's latest Euromillions winner?

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

08.32 22 Jul 2020


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Someone in Ireland is over €49.5m richer, after winning Tuesday's Euromillions jackpot.

The player has become Ireland’s 16th winner since game began in 2004.

This is also the second jackpot win in Ireland this year.

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The National Lottery is appealing to players all over the country to check their tickets.

The winning numbers were 14, 15, 24, 29, 42 and the Lucky Stars were 02, 04.

Fran Whearty, National Lottery spokesperson, told Newstalk Breakfast: "We are a lucky country, we have around a 2% share of ticket sales in the Euromillions community - but we're certainly punching well above our weight when it comes to jackpot wins".

"Since 2004 we've had 16 jackpot wins, which actually is an incredible number when you consider the size of the country.

"Our players in Ireland have won over €1bn since the Euromillions game began in 2004."

"We don't have any details on the ticket yet.... It's important just to take care of the winner.

"With a win of this magnitude it's important we give them some time and space - they're after waking up nearly €50m richer this morning.

"So we're going to ask them to go and get some legal and financial advice, contact us as soon as possible and we'll start the process.

"There's been no contact yet".

Main image: Euro bank notes on a table in Germany in 2015. Picture by: Patrick Seeger/DPA/PA Images

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