The National Lottery has confirmed that the €17 million jackpot-winning EuroMillions ticket was sold in a retail store in the Ulster region.
Further details are to be announced in the coming days. The identity of the winning person or syndicate has not been released.
The numbers in last night’s main EuroMillions draw were: 7, 25, 30, 37, 41 and the Lucky Stars were 5 and 11.
“This is the second EuroMillions jackpot won in Ireland this year, following the historic €250 million win in June,” said National Lottery spokeswoman Emma Monaghan.
“We’re encouraging all players to check their tickets very carefully. If you are the winner, sign the back of your ticket and keep it somewhere safe. We’ll reveal more details about the winning location in the coming days.”
Meanwhile, an online player in Co Limerick became the second biggest winner of the night after scooping the €500,000 top prize in the EuroMillions Plus draw.
The numbers in last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw were: 11, 16, 31, 35 and 38.
A EuroMillions player in Co Kilkenny was also celebrating thanks to a €30,745 win after matching five numbers in the main draw. That Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw, at Kitty’s Cabin, Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny.
It is 20 years since perhaps Ireland’s best known winner, Dolores McNamara from Limerick, took home more than €115 million in prize money in July, 2005.
In 2016, 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won €23.8 million, taking home more than €1m each.