The lucky EuroMillions winner who bagged £208,000,000 in the biggest lottery jackpot ever bought their ticket in County Cork.
The winner has been confirmed to have made contact with the National Lottery, after the prize was left unclaimed yesterday.
The EuroMillions jackpot had been sat at £208million for two weeks after it reached its maximum size earlier this month.
This will be Ireland’s 18th winner of the EuroMillions jackpot and its largest ever win.
The National Lottery said: ‘A Cork retail store has made history, as the National Lottery officially confirms that the winning ticket for Tuesday’s (17th June) extraordinary €250 million EuroMillions jackpot was purchased in-store in the Rebel County.’
The shop the winning ticket was bought in will be announced tomorrow.
Irish National Lottery chief executive Cian Murphy said they would reveal the location of the winning ticket as soon as possible, adding: ‘The details surrounding the winning ticket will be revealed over the coming days.
‘With such a big win we have procedures to follow, but we will reveal the winning location as soon as we can.
‘While this is a massive win, it can come as a shock to a winner and we advise them to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can.’
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