Congratulations!
On Thursday at noon, the National Lottery revealed the shop that sold the recent €39m-winning EuroMillions quick-pick ticket.
The winner – who has now come forward – can thank small corner shop in the upmarket north county Dublin suburb for selling them their life-changing jackpot.
Revealed: The Village shop in Malahide Co.Dublin sells the €38.9 Million #EuroMillions ticket!Congrats to all involved in the winning store🎉 pic.twitter.com/INSqRZ7XrM
— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) January 4, 2018
The ticket was sold on Friday, December 29 and over the Bank Holiday weekend, the National Lottery confirmed that the incredible €38,906,715 had gone to a lucky Irish winner or winners.
The numbers are 4, 8, 22, 23, 48 with the Lucky Stars numbers being 1 and 12.
The holder of the €38.9 million EuroMillions ticket which was sold in Dublin has been in touch with the @NationalLottery 💰💰💰🍾🍾🍾
— Ray D'Arcy Radio (@RadioRayRTE) January 2, 2018
National Lottery’s Miriam Donohue has initially told Morning Ireland this week:
“We would love to hear from them [the winner]. They are welcome to come in and we can keep the ticket safe for them until we write that cheque and go through the claims process.”
Malahide seems to be a particularly fortunate spot: a Florida-based Irish priest home for Christmas scooped €500,000 on the EuroMillions Plus draw recently.
The retired cleric – who is originally from Co Mayo – purchased in Donnybrook Fair in Malahide on December 22.
Collecting his winnings, the priest joked that God must be listening to his prayers… that wasn’t his first lottery win: he at one time won IR£15,000 on the old Irish Sweepstakes.
And he also won amounts of $3,000 and $5,000 over the years in lotteries in the USA.
