{"id":208950,"date":"2025-12-01T02:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/208950\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T02:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:32:12","slug":"ireland-has-a-new-millionaire-after-lucky-lotto-player-bags-life-changing-jackpot-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/208950\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland has a new millionaire after lucky Lotto player bags life-changing jackpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they have won the \u20ac1 million prize<\/p>\n<p>15:29, 30 Nov 2025Updated 15:30, 30 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3_national-lottery-lotto-prize-sign-stock-genericjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"National Lottery sign\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A lucky Lotto player has enjoyed the perfect end to their weekend (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The search is on to find Ireland&#8217;s newest millionaire after a lucky <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/lotto\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LottoLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lotto<\/a> player bagged a life-changing seven-figure prize in Sunday&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/daily-million\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Daily MillionLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Million<\/a> draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The punter scooped the top prize of \u20ac1 million in the 2pm Daily Million draw on Sunday, November 30, with the winning numbers 2, 7, 9, 11, 27, 29 and the bonus numbers 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/national-lottery\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The National LotteryLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The National Lottery<\/a> is set to reveal the shop which sold the winning ticket in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The lucky winner now has 90 days to claim their prize from Lotto chiefs, before they turn the winnings over to promote the National Lottery, which in turn will increase the funds raised for Good Causes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Lotto bosses are urging all Daily Million players to check their tickets carefully and if you\u2019re holding the winning ticket, be sure to contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/irish-news\/mailto:claims@lottery.ie\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"claims@lottery.ieLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">claims@lottery.ie<\/a> to arrange the collection of your prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">This latest Lotto win comes as winners in Cork and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/limerick\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LimerickLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Limerick<\/a> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/irish-news\/my-head-scrambled-lotto-winners-36324013\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"claimed some incredible prizes this weekLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">claimed some incredible prizes this week<\/a>, including one lucky man who snapped up a seven-figure windfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">First up at Lotto HQ this week to collect their winnings was a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/cork\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CorkLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cork<\/a> man who walked away with the largest cheque of the week, after winning \u20ac1,000,000 on the Lotto Plus 1 draw on Saturday, November 1. His ticket was purchased at Tesco, Market Green Shopping Centre, Midleton, Co. Cork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Although a regular Lotto player, he described the moment of discovery as completely unexpected, &#8220;I always buy my ticket the day before the draw, and on this particular day, I was doing the school run &#8211; nothing out of the ordinary!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Two siblings from Co Cork also made the trip to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/lotto\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Lottery HQLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lottery HQ<\/a> to claim their Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize of \u20ac292,572 from Saturday, November 22. Their winning ticket was purchased from Costcutter at 14\/15 Bridge Street in Cork city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">&#8220;We just can\u2019t believe it!&#8221; They laughed. &#8220;The two of us have been in a syndicate together for years, although I usually just give my brother the money and he does all the ticket buying and checking \u2013 he\u2019s the manager.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=39e53cb8-b266-4e33-8d00-e9f7a38f420c&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Sign up here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they have won the \u20ac1 million prize&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,114505,18,19,17,14729,56653],"class_list":{"0":"post-208950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-daily-million","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-lotto","14":"tag-the-national-lottery"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115641971481035236","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}