A unmarried ticket-holder in Ireland has gained a staggering £208million within the EuroMillions draw – the most important jackpot ever claimed within the historical past of the sport.
The eye-watering prize used to be gained on Tuesday night time, with lottery officers confirming the profitable price tag matched all 5 major numbers and each Lucky Stars.
It marks the primary time the EuroMillions jackpot has reached its cap of €250million (£208million) and been gained outright.
The profitable numbers had been: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, and the Lucky Stars had been 03 and 05.
The life-changing price tag used to be bought within the Republic of Ireland, despite the fact that the winner has no longer but come ahead. Under Irish National Lottery regulations, jackpot winners can make a selection to stay nameless.
The win follows a number of consecutive rollovers, which brought about pleasure to construct throughout Europe.
Tuesday night time’s draw used to be the 5th because the jackpot hit its most restrict – triggering a ‘must-be-won’ match.
If no participant had matched all seven numbers, the total prize would have rolled all the way down to the following profitable tier – however the Irish ticket-holder struck gold simply in time.
A unmarried ticket-holder in Ireland has gained a staggering £208million within the EuroMillions draw – the most important jackpot ever claimed within the historical past of the sport (record photograph)

The eye-watering prize used to be gained on Tuesday night time, with lottery officers confirming the profitable price tag matched all 5 major numbers and each Lucky Stars
In the United Kingdom, one fortunate participant has additionally transform a millionaire after profitable the Millionaire Maker draw. The profitable code used to be XPCD66044.
Each EuroMillions price tag purchased in the United Kingdom robotically contains access into the Millionaire Maker raffle, which promises a minimum of one UK-based winner of £1million in each and every draw.
Meanwhile, Tuesday’s National Lottery Thunderball numbers had been: 02, 06, 12, 17, 39 and the Thunderball used to be 07.
No one claimed the £500,000 most sensible prize, however two avid gamers matched 5 numbers to win £5,000 every.
In overall, 106,671 other folks gained prizes within the Thunderball draw, sharing a mixed prize pot of £586,787.
EuroMillions tickets bought in the United Kingdom should be claimed inside of 180 days of the draw date.
That method tickets purchased for the June 17 draw are legitimate till Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Lottery organisers are urging avid gamers to test their tickets in moderation, as 1000’s of smaller prizes stay unclaimed.
The newest jackpot win caps off a outstanding month for EuroMillions avid gamers in the United Kingdom.
This historical Irish win surpasses the former EuroMillions document of £195million, which used to be gained via a UK ticket-holder in July 2022.
The National Lottery is anticipated to unencumber additional information about the Irish winner within the coming days.