A DUBLIN Lotto player has described a EuroDreams win as a “life-enhancing prize” – and also revealed how they intend to spend their newly-acquired wealth.
The lucky player recently visited the National Lottery HQ in the capital to claim the dream win of €2,000 a month for the next five years.
The prize was bagged after matching six numbers in the EuroDreams draw on Thursday, March 20.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased from the Maxol Garage, Turvey, Donabate, Co Dublin.
Speaking on the win, the Dubliner said: “This is a life-enhancing prize for me and I’m really looking forward to being able to plan some of those once in a lifetime bucket list items that I’ve always wanted to – including travelling to some of the world’s wonders and perhaps sky diving.”
This is the latest Irish player to snag the second tier prize on the new National Lottery game, which launched in 2023.
So far, there have been 22 winners of the top prize worth €20,000 a month for 30 years, while there have been 95 winners of the Tier 2 prize worth €2,000 a month for 5 years.
National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O’Dwyer said: “Since the game began in November 2023, there have been five Irish winners of the €2,000 a month for five years prize, that included three special events.
“Four players in Dublin – two online and two retail – and one player in Cork have already taken home this life-enhancing prize.
“It’s great to see our latest winner collecting their annuity prize, which will make a huge difference to their lives for the next five years”.
Speaking back in March, when the Donabate location of the winning EuroDreams ticket was first revealed, store manager Patrick Pnadwskna said: “The team at Maxol, Turvey, Donabate are thrilled with the announcement that our store has sold Ireland’s first high tier EuroDreams winning tickets of 2025.
“I’d like to thank our amazing team here at Maxol, Turvey, Donabate, for their dedication and hard work serving our loyal customers.
“We wish the very best for the winner and hope it brings them every happiness and success in the future!”
EuroDreams launched in Ireland in 2023, and unlike other draw-based games, the annuity top prize, which is worth €7.2 million, will be paid in monthly tax-free payments of €20,000 spread over 30 years.
Similarly, the Tier 2 prize will be paid in monthly tax-free payments of €2,000 spread over 5 years.
Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners
HERE’s all the Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners to date.
1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland’s first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million.
2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co. Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in Co Tipperary.
3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin.
4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million.
5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million.
6. April 2014: A jackpot prize worth €15 million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, Co Mayo.
7. September 2014: An €86.7 million jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin.
8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason’s store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow.
9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 million. The ticket was sold in O’Hanlon’s Portarlington.
10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, Co Dublin.
11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in Co Mayo.
12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre.
13. June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles Co.Tipperary share a €17 million EuroMillions jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Eason’s Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary.
14. February 2019: The Naul Family Syndicate won €175.4 million on a ticket sold in Reilly’s Daybreak in Naul, Co Dublin.
15. February 2020: A Co Mayo family shared the €17 million jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Mulroy’s Londis Store in Castlebar.
16. July 2020: An online player in Dublin won a €49.5 million jackpot which they won with a €2.50 normal play ticket.
17. February 2022: Mid-West ticket holder scoops €30.9 million jackpot with Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Larkin’s Gala Service Station in Ballina, Co Tipperary.
The game is played in eight countries, namely Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, with draws taking place every Monday and Thursday evening at usual National Lottery agents nationwide.
Meanwhile, a different Irish Lotto punter was left celebrating over the weekend after bagging a huge six-figure win.
The player won a whopping €259,089 on Saturday’s Lotto draw, but narrowly missed on the eye-watering €6.5m jackpot after matching five numbers along with the bonus.
The numbers in the draw were: 5, 7, 22, 23, 36 and 47. The bonus number drawn was 19.
