Lotto bosses have revealed the winning €11.2m jackpot ticket was sold in Co Wicklow.
It had been rolling over since June 12 and is the 15th highest in the history of the game in Ireland.
The winning numbers were 10, 13, 23, 24, 25, 44 and the bonus number was 12.
A National Lottery spokesperson said it hopes to reveal the name of the winning store in the next couple of days.
They said: “With a jackpot win of this amount, it is important that we take some time to inform the winning retailer and of course to give the winning ticketholder the time and space they need to let this truly life-changing win to sink in.
"If you are the lucky ticketholder please be sure to sign the back of the ticket, keep it safe and contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 01 836 4444 and we will make arrangements for you to collect your prize”.
The jackpot was close to being shared as another Laois player fell one number short, matching five numbers and the bonus ball.
This player has won €134,412 and they bought their ticket at Dunnes Stores at the Kyle Shopping Centre in Portlaoise.
While all the focus is surely last night’s Lotto jackpot win, the National Lottery spokesperson also confirmed that the Good Causes Fund was perhaps the biggest winner with funds raised in the most recent jackpot roll: “This jackpot has been rolling since Wednesday, June12 and since then Lotto sales alone have raised approximately €18.6 million for Good Causes all over Ireland.
"For over 32 years, this fund has been allocated to support worthwhile causes and local community projects across the country."
The highest Lotto Jackpot in the history of the National Lottery was €18.9 million in Hegarty’s, Staplestown, Co Carlow, in June 2008.
Lotto players reported last night that the National Lottery app failed as they checked to see if they won the biggest jackpot in the past two years.
There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 top prize of €1million.
The winning numbers were 1, 14, 16, 31, 35, 45 and the bonus was 37.
