A lucky Irish EuroMillions player scooped over €200,000 in last night's draw, but was just one number off the mind-blowing €64million jackpot.
The online player in Dublin matched five numbers and one lucky star, bagging a total of €224,421.
Players in the capital are now being urged to check their emails or National Lottery accounts, with an automatic message being sent to the lucky winner.
The winning numbers from last night’s EuroMillions draw were 05, 15, 20, 36, 47 and the Lucky Star numbers were 08 and 12.
A Lotto spokesman said: "What a nice way to start the year for one online player in Dublin who woke up this morning almost a quarter of a million richer.
"We are encouraging all our online EuroMillions players who live in Dublin to go to lottery.ie or use the National Lottery app, to log on to their accounts and check their tickets to see who has got their year off to a nice start by winning this €224,421 prize.”
He added: “This person was so close to scooping the €64,992,459 jackpot which would have been an incredible start to 2020 as it was the first EuroMillions draw of the decade.
"It is almost one year since the EuroMillions jackpot was last won in Ireland after the Naul Family Syndicate scooped the jackpot of €175.4 million last February so here’s to hoping for another Irish winner soon!”
Another EuroMillions player in Co Clare also won big on last night’s draw, taking home a cool €32,669 after matching five numbers.
They bought their winning ticket at Sean’s Shop in Drumgeely, Shannon.
The spokesman added: “If you bought your EuroMillions ticket in Co Clare please be sure to check your tickets carefully to see if you have won the €32,669 prize.
"If it is you, be sure to sign the back of the ticket and contact the National Lottery prize claims team and we will arrange for you to come to the Winner’s Room in Dublin to claim your prize”.
There was no winner of the €64,992,459 EuroMillions jackpot, which rolls to an estimated €75 million for the next draw on Tuesday.
