Search for Laois Lotto winner!
A lucky National Lottery player from Laois will have a Christmas to remember after scooping the top prize in last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw of a cool €500,000.
The National Lottery today appealed to people in Laois to check their EuroMillions tickets to see if they have won this mega prize, which will be the perfect top-up to their Christmas shopping budget!
This winning Normal Play ticket was bought yesterday (Tuesday 11th December) at the Petrogas Service Station in the centre on Mountmellick Town in Co. Laois. It was the 27th Irish EuroMillions Plus win of the year.
500,000 EuroMillions Plus ticket sold in Mountmellick Photo Credit: MacInnes Photography/Fran Whearty
A delighted Petrogas manager, Carol Cuddy, today told of how news of the win has gripped the small town in Co. Laois:
“Since we got the news about the big win last night, the town has absolutely gone mad with the excitement, it’s brilliant! I think the whole town has already been through the doors of the shop this morning checking their tickets, there’s a great buzz in the community so we’ll enjoy the celebrations! We do get a lot of passing traffic but we are very hopeful that the winner is a local,” she said.
The winning EuroMillions Plus numbers are: 11, 16, 18, 28, 35
There was no winner of Tuesday’s €77 million EuroMillions jackpot which now rolls to an incredible €85 million (estimated) for Friday’s draw.
500,000 EuroMillions Plus ticket sold in Mountmellick Photo Credit MacInnes Photography/Fran Whearty
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “Players in Ireland continue their incredible hot streak in the EuroMillions game. So far this year, we have had 27 winners of the EuroMillions Plus top prize in Ireland and our latest lucky Laois winner will hopefully claim their €500,000 just in time for Christmas. If you are this lucky ticket holder, be sure to sign the back of the ticket and contact our prize claims team on 01 836 4444 and we will make arrangements for you to come to the National Lottery Winner’s Room to get your prize”.
Want to share that winning feeling? Play Lotto. Tonight’s jackpot is a guaranteed €2 million. Play in store, on the National Lottery App or online by 7:45pm by this evening for your chance to win.
500,000 EuroMillions Plus ticket sold in Mountmellick Photography/Fran Whearty
Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on all National Lottery games go back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, community, arts, heritage and the Irish language. In total more than €5.3 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 30 years ago.