Dublin trio collect life-changing EuroMillions win

The winners of the EuroMillions Ireland only raffle have claimed their prizes.

The winners were a Dublin trio who were left stunned when their €5,000 raffle prize skyrocketed to a huge €255,000.

The trio purchased their winning ticket for Friday's (May 2) draw from SuperValu in Killester, Howth Road, Dublin. 

The special EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffle guarantees players a top up in the prize fund for all nine draws, which occur every Tuesday and Friday over the month.

Typically, every EuroMillions draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland-only prize, however, this month in addition to the regular prize, one winner in each draw will take home a life-changing €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 Raffle prize.

One member of the winning trio commented: “I checked the ticket initially thinking we won €5,000 since the raffle codes matched. I picked up the phone and called the two boys to tell them the news, and we were all pretty happy with that.

“But then, I went back and scanned the ticket online and saw 'You’ve won €250,000'. I thought surely that’s not right? So, I re-scanned it once more and it was still there! I had to call them back straight away. We were over the moon!” 

Another said: “I thought he was phoning me back to say it was all a joke!”

The trio celebrated their win in the winners room after collecting their fortune.

When asked how they will spend their newfound riches, one commented: “You’d swear my car knows that I won a sum of money because it’s just starting to give up on me, so I suppose a new car is on the list” he laughed. “But seriously, this win means so much to us!”

Another added: “I’m really looking forward to being able to look after my family – we're a large family between children and grandchildren, so it’s nice to be able to do that."

Five more massive prizes of €250,000 is still up for grabs.

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