REVEALED: The county where last night's winning €1m Millionaire Raffle ticket was bought
Six players from six counties also won €100,000 each in last night's Millionaire Raffle
A National Lottery player in Dublin has begun the new year on a high by becoming Ireland’s newest millionaire after winning the top prize of €1m in last night’s Millionaire Raffle draw.
The winning ticket number which earned the top prize for the Dublin player was 218960. The National Lottery has confirmed that the winning store location will be revealed on Tuesday.
Six other players in Clare, Cork, Donegal, Kildare, Louth and Meath are sure to be celebrating today after they won the other top tier prizes of €100,000 in the Millionaire Raffle New Year’s Eve draw.
The winning locations for the six prizes of €100,000 from last night’s Millionaire Raffle were:
• Daybreak Drumgeely, Drumgeely, Shannon, Co. Clare
• Friars Road Post Office, Turners Cross, Cork
• Gala, Moness Burt Speenoge, Lifford, Co. Donegal
• News 4 U, Glenroyal Shopping Centre, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• Applegreen M1 Castlebellingham, Northbound M1 Motorway Services Area, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth
• Centra Summerhill, Summerhill Court, Summerhill, Co. Meath
Other prizes on offer in the New Year’s Eve draw included 15 prizes of €10,000, 45 prizes of €5,000, 302 prizes of €1,000 and 8,131 prizes of €500.
The National Lottery are urging all Millionaire Raffle players to check their tickets very carefully today to see if they have gotten 2024 started with a win.
Players are advised to check their tickets at www.lottery.ie on the National Lottery App.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “A player in Dublin certainly had a life-changing entrance into the new year by becoming Ireland’s newest millionaire. If you were one of the biggest winners of the night who won the €1 million and €100,000 prizes, you should sign the back of your ticket and keep it safe.
"You can contact our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected] and arrangements will be made for you to claim your prize. With 8,500 prizes on offer in the draw, all ticket holders should carefully check their tickets today on www.lottery.ie or through the National Lottery app where they will see the full list of winning ticket numbers.”