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03rd Mar 2021

Someone in Ireland is €500,000 richer following Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw

Alan Loughnane

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Check those tickets.

There was one winner of the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000 in Ireland on Tuesday night.

The winning ticket was sold via a quick pick ticket online in Monaghan.

The EuroMillions Plus numbers for Tuesday night’s (2 March) draw were: 01, 09, 23, 29, 30.

The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification to the user’s online account and a separate email has now been sent to the lucky Monaghan ticket holder.

“One lucky online player is waking up half a million euro richer this morning after buying their winning EuroMillions Plus ticket yesterday at www.lottery.ie,” a National Lottery spokesperson said.

“We are urging all of our online players in Monaghan to check their tickets carefully as well as their inboxes for an email advising them to contact the National Lottery.

“If you are this lucky winner, we are asking you to contact our prizes teams on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected] and we will make arrangements for you to claim your prize.”

It’s the second EuroMillions win for Monaghan in less than two weeks after one ticketholder was just one lucky star short of winning the €206,564,757 jackpot in the draw on Friday, 19 February.

The player won €177,571 after matching 5 numbers and one lucky star. The winning ticket was sold in the Spar shop at the Glen in Killygowan in Monaghan on the day of the draw.

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