Mullingar newsagent sells €500,000 Euromillions ticket
One lucky National Lottery player from Mullingar in Co. Westmeath woke up this St Stephen’s Day €500,000 richer after scooping the top prize in the Christmas Day EuroMillions Draw!
The golden Quick Pick ticket was bought in Cards 'n Things in the Harbour Place Shopping Centre in Mullingar on Dec 23rd, making this the 28th winner of the EuroMillions Plus top prize in 2018.
The winning EuroMillions Plus numbers are: 3, 6, 23, 36 and 44
Owner of Cards 'n Things, Tim Crooks, said today: "We are absolutely delighted to have sold this winning ticket and for whoever the winner may be! There is a possibility this was bought as a gift and we can't think of a more perfect one at this time of year. Congratulations to them and we hope they enjoy."
The National Lottery are advising the winner to keep that ticket safe until their offices reopen after the Christmas break.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “What fantastic news for one of our players at Christmas. We are absolutely thrilled and urge our players, especially in Westmeath, to check their tickets to see if they have won this fantastic prize.
"If you are the winner keep that ticket safe until you can contact us after the Christmas break. Our claims office is open for business again this Friday (Dec 28th) and we look forward to hearing from the winner and guiding them through the claims process.”
Meanwhile with the jackpot not won last night this Fridays EuroMillions jackpot is worth a mega €120 million, one of the highest rolls in some time.
