One lucky Lotto punter got their 2022 off to an incredible start by becoming Ireland’s newest millionaire.
The player, in Co Meath, won the top prize of €1 million in Friday night’s Millionaire Raffle draw.
The Royal county ticketholder scooped the life-changing cash with Millionaire Raffle ticket number 114263.
The National Lottery said it is hoping to announce the winning store location on Monday.
Four other players in Carlow, Dublin and Tipperary are also sure to be celebrating after they won the other top tier prizes of €100,000 in the New Year’s Eve draw.
With a total of 6,210 players winning prizes of between €500 and €1 million, the National Lottery is urging ticket holders to check their raffle numbers to see if they have kicked 2022 off with a win.
The winning ticket numbers for the four prizes of €100,000 from the Millionaire Raffle are:
• Ticket number 401315 – sold online/ www.lottery.ie (Carlow)
• Ticket number 309234 – sold in Tesco Ireland, Stillorgan Shopping Centre, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
• Ticket number 309836 – sold in Cravens XL, Baldoyle Shopping Centre, Grange Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 13
• Ticket number 041660 – sold in Tesco Ireland, Borrisokane Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
As well as top tier prizes, there were 10 prizes of €10,000, 30 prizes of €5,000, 165 prizes of €1,000 and 6,000 prizes of €500. Players can check their tickets at lottery.ie.
A spokesperson for the National Lottery said yesterday: “We are appealing to all of our players who had a ticket for last night’s New Year’s Eve Millionaire Raffle draw to check their tickets carefully today.
“If you were one of the biggest winners of the night who won the €1 million and €100,000 prizes, sign the back of your ticket and contact the National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for the prize to be paid.
“And of course, the Carlow, Dublin, Meath and Tipperary players were not the only winners from last night. We saw 6,205 other players welcome the new year with windfalls.
“All ticket holders are encouraged to check their tickets on www.lottery.ie where they will see the full list of winning ticket numbers.”
Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on all National Lottery games goes back to good causes, with €254 million raised in 2020 alone.
