Amidst the festive preparations and decorations adorning Cork, there’s an added sparkle this season as a resident wakes up as a newly minted half-millionaire. A lucky local has cracked open not just a simple bottle of Prosecco but a fortune, nabbing an impressive €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus draw last Friday evening.
While the substantial €55m jackpot has voyaged southwards to a ticket holder in Portugal, the Irish have their share of the winnings to toast to. Not only has Cork shone bright with the Plus draw winner, but another 10 players across Ireland have found fortune with each snagging €5,000 in the Ireland-only raffle associated with the EuroMillions draw.
Indeed, it’s not just the halls that are decked with boughs of holly but the entire nation seems to sparkle with the glint of EuroMillions riches just days before Christmas. More than 50,000 Irish entrants hoped for a merry miracle during Friday’s draws, each vying for a chance to turn their holiday season into one of incomparable splendor.
The main draw hovered on the numbers 6, 14, 34, 44, 49, with the Lucky Stars aligning at 4 and 12. Hopes and dreams translated into anticipation as numbers tumbled down during the draw on December 22, 2023. The EuroMillions Plus proved to be the game-changer for one Cork native, with the winning sequence of 4, 15, 29, 32, and 36 transforming an ordinary ticket into a treasure map leading to a half-million-euro bounty.
As for the raffle, ten entrants found their tickets etched with a golden sequence, each taking home a tidy sum of €5,000. The winning raffle numbers that are currently etching smiles on faces along the emerald isle are I-PZL-47901, I-QCN-08058, I-QCN-74963, I-QCP-67671, I-QCP-78947, I-QCQ-97031, I-QCR-38310, I-QCR-57090, I-QCS-23778, and I-QCT-25840.
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As corks fly and bubbles rise, the EuroMillions has certainly brought merriment and joy to many Irish families this Christmas. And for that one lucky Cork player, they can pour a glass of cheer knowing their holiday season—and potentially their life—has been changed with a strike of luck and the gift of fortune’s delicate hand.
