A stroke of extraordinary luck has landed a EuroMillions player in Limerick a staggering sum of half a million euros in the Friday night draw. This fortunate individual managed to clinch the EuroMillions Plus top prize by perfectly matching five winning numbers. The numbers that transformed the player’s life on that auspicious Friday night were 17, 21, 28, 29, and 42.
After the draw, lottery officials disclosed the location where the magic happened – revealing that the golden EuroMillions Plus ticket was purchased at Daybreak within the Elm Court Service Station in the local area of Ballyneety in County Limerick. The winner, who opted for a Quick Pick ticket, bought their entry on the draw day itself, unknowingly sealing their fate as the newest member of the half-millionaire’s club.
The triumph brought not only joy to the winner but also to the shop owner, Aideen Fitzpatrick, and her staff. Overwhelmed by the exciting news, Fitzpatrick described her reaction and the buzz it caused among her team and the community, “I was over the moon to get the call from Mary, our National Lottery rep, this morning with the wonderful news. We are all delighted here in the shop as this is the biggest win that we have ever had so I can only imagine how the winner is feeling. We have a team of 10 here and we have all been saying how brilliant this is for the community.”
The community, too, is riding the wave of enthusiasm and anticipation. There’s a palpable energy in the air, as the possibility that any one of the mix of local patrons and passing traffic could be the lucky one. Aideen continued, “There is sure to be big excitement as word spreads. We have a real mix of local and passing trade so the winner could be anywhere really. I’d say we will have lots of our customers calling in to us over the weekend to check their tickets eagerly and I wouldn’t blame them! We wish the winner all the very best with their huge win.”
With the news spreading, ticket holders across Ireland are being reminded to meticulously check their lottery tickets to verify if they are the ones to claim the life-altering €500,000 prize. The unidentified winner has been given advice on the next steps to securing their windfall – sign the back of the ticket, keep it in a safe place, and get in touch with the National Lottery Prize Claims team to finalize the process of claiming their substantial prize.
As the excitement from the EuroMillions Plus win continues to resonate, there is more buzz on the horizon with the revelation that the massive EuroMillions jackpot prize of €29,442,596 went unclaimed that same night. In the wake of this development, lottery enthusiasts can set their sights on Saturday’s Lotto draw. The stakes have been raised even higher as the National Lottery has announced the addition of €1 million to the Lotto Plus Raffle prize pool, promising another round of potential life-changing wins for players nationwide.
This exceptional event not only rewards a lucky participant with a significant fortune but invigorates the community and inspires dreams of luck and opulence. It serves as a reminder of the potential for sudden wealth that comes with each lottery draw, and indeed that for one lucky person in Limerick, that life-changing slip of paper was truly golden.
