The National Lottery has revealed the shop which sold the winning ticket in Tuesday’s New Year’s Eve Millionaire Raffle worth an incredible €1 million.
8,500 prizes worth over €6.3 million were up for grabs in Tuesday’s special Lotto draw. As well as the top prize of €1 million, there were 6 prizes of €100,000, 15 prizes of €10,000, 45 prizes of €5,000, 302 prizes of €1,000 and 8,131 prizes of €500 on offer.
It proved to be a very special night for one lucky Lotto player who nabbed the €1m prize on offer to become Ireland’s newest millionaire. The €1m-winning raffle number was 467908.
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The National Lottery confirmed on Wednesday that the winning ticket was sold in Co Meath, with Lotto bosses now revealing that the lucky stub was purchased at the Tierney’s Nearby store on Trimgate Street, Navan.
Shop owner, Joe Tierney, was over the moon to start the year with a call from the National Lottery.
“I was thrilled to get the call that our shop had sold this year’s winning Millionaire Raffle ticket,” a delighted Joe said.
“Our shop is the oldest family newsagent in Ireland, across three generations. This year, we’ll be celebrating our 130th anniversary, so this win is an extra special celebration for us.
“We’ve had a few lottery wins over the years, but nothing of this magnitude – this is by far the largest.
“Receiving such good news on the first day of the year is wonderful, and the thought that everyone who bought a ticket is a potential winner is incredibly exciting. We’re looking forward to the buzz in the shop over the next while.”
Shop owner Joe Tierney (centre) pictured celebrating with staff members, alongside Helen Tierney, Ben Moriarty, Joe Tierney, owner, Elaine Donnelly, Ruby Carey, David Woods, National Lottery after it was announced that his store sold the top prize winning €1 million ticket in the New Year’s Eve Millionaire Raffle
(Image: MacInnes Photography)
The Meath winner is yet to come forward to claim their prize and The National Lottery are continuing to urge Millionaire Raffle ticket holders to check their tickets very carefully.
The winner, who now has a ticket worth a life-changing €1 million, is advised to sign the back of their ticket and make contact with the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize in Lottery HQ.
The Meath player isn’t the only punter celebrating a life-changing win following Tuesday’s special New Year’s Eve draw, as six other players in Cork (2), Donegal (2), Kerry, and Kildare scooped the other top tier prizes of €100,000. Their winning raffle numbers were: 146954, 151605, 229993, 324384, 411505, 518351.
The winning locations for the six prizes of €100,000 from the New Year’s Eve Millionaire Raffle are:
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Foley’s Spar Express, Iveragh Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
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The Bookmark, Letterkenny Shopping Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
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Columba Diver, Main Street, Ardara, Co. Donegal
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Tesco Superstore, Monasterevin Road, Kildare, Co. Kildare
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Centra, 91 Shandon Street, Cork City, Co. Cork
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Online, Co. Cork
With 8,500 prizes between €500 and €1 million available in Tuesday night’s draw, the National Lottery are urging all ticket holders to check their raffle numbers carefully to see if they have kicked 2025 off with a win.
All ticket holders are encouraged to check their tickets on http://www.lottery.ie where they will see the full list of winning ticket numbers.
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