Quite the surreal week for the Rebel County
The National Lottery has confirmed that Tuesday’s EuroMillions Jackpot winning ticket was sold at Clifford’s Centra on 91 Shandon Street in Cork City Centre.
The winner of the €250 million winning ticket has also come forward.
The winning store will be given a bonus of €25,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Speaking about selling the winning ticket, shop owner Ted Clifford extended his “warm congratulations” to the lucky winner.
However, he told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that he doesn’t know who the winner of the €250 million is yet.
He told the radio station, “It’s huge, it’s definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon St.”
Clifford’s store also sold a €100,000 winning ticket on New Year’s Eve, which he believes was the start of their “winning streak.”
This is Ireland’s 18th EuroMillions Jackpot winner since 2015.
The National Lottery has confirmed that the new multimillionaire has made contact with them.
The punter has made history with the prize, becoming the highest-ever winner of an Irish National Lottery game.
Taking place on Tuesday, June 17th, the winning numbers in the draw were as follows: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, while the lucky stars were 3 and 5.
Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery shared:
“We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner. At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.”
