It's going to be a very happy Christmas for one person on Leeside after the National Lottery confirmed the winner of Tuesday's €10,780,193 jackpot has come forward and “made contact” about the life-changing win.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at the Spar store in Mount Oval village in Rochestown, Cork.
To put the bumper win into context, it's the biggest Lotto jackpot of 2020 and throughout this year, there have been 11 separate Lotto jackpot wins, with a total of 18 new millionaires.
Speaking about Ireland's newest millionaire, a National Lottery spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have been contacted by the lucky ticketholder and arrangements are currently being made for the prize to be claimed. Once the prize has been paid, we hope to share further details of the lucky winner, once they are happy to do so.”
Meanwhile, EuroMillions players in Ireland could be set for a bumper pay-out in Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw which promises a massive increase in lower-tier prizes due to the €200 million jackpot cap which was reached in last Friday night’s draw.
The National Lottery has confirmed that due to the €200 million jackpot cap, an estimated €18 million in prizes will now trickle down to lower prize tier levels.
Under the EuroMillions community rules, a jackpot is capped at €200 million and any excess will flow down to the next prize tier at which there are winners. The jackpot can remain capped at €200 million for up to four draws.
On the fifth draw at cap, if the €200 million jackpot is still not won, the full value of the jackpot will flow down to the next tier with a prize winner.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow's EuroMillions jackpot draw, a National Lottery spokesperson said: “We really are in an unprecedented territory with the record-breaking €200 million EuroMillions jackpot which is now capped. A single winner of this jackpot will officially become the largest lottery winner in Europe – ever.
"Additionally, as we have reached the maximum jackpot cap, all of the jackpot prize excesses will now flow down to lower prize tiers which means that on top of the truly life-altering €200 million jackpot up for grabs, these lower-tier prizes could create even more millionaires in Ireland on Tuesday night.”
