Irish EuroMillions €175 million jackpot winner makes contact with National Lottery!

The National Lottery has confirmed that it has been contacted by the winner of last night’s €175 million EuroMillions jackpot.

A spokesperson said the tickets holder contacted Lotto HQ and will be guided through the prize claims process.

“We can confirm we have heard from the holder of the winning ticket but are not in a position to give any more details at the moment.

“We hope to be in a position to give details on where the winning ticket was sold later today.”

The record-breaking win eclipses the €115 million won by Limerick Woman Dolores McNamara in July 2005. 

It is the 14th Irish EuroMillions win since the game was launched in Ireland in 2004.

National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin, said: “We are delighted the winner has made contact. This is an incredible win for an Irish EuroMillions player! And a record win for the National Lottery we are thrilled.

“This has been an lucky period for players in Ireland. In January a Northern Ireland couple won €127 million in the EuroMillions jackpot. The luck of the Irish is definitely in the air.”

The EuroMillions has been rolling for several weeks. The maximum EuroMillions jackpot of €190 million has only been paid out three times ever in the history of EuroMillons. EuroMillions is played in nine countries.

This is the 14th Irish EuroMillions win since the game was launched in Ireland in 2004. 

Here is the roll call of the lucky thirteen Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners to date:

1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland’s first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million.

2. July 2008: A lucky player from County Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary.

3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin.

4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million.

5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million.

6. April 2014: A jackpot prize worth €15 million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, County Mayo.

7. September 2014: An €86.7 million jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, County Dublin.

8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason’s store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow.

9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 million. The ticket was sold in O’Hanlon’s Portarlington.

10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, County Dublin.

11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in County Mayo.

12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre.

13. In June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles County Tipperary share a €17 million EuroMillions jackpot with a ticket they purchased at the Eason Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in County Tipperary.

14. February 2019: Single winner of EuroMillions. Location to be disclosed.