€500k EuroMillions ticket bought in Midleton shop

The ticket holder is advised to sign the back of their winning ticket and to keep it safe. 

One lucky Cork player is €500k richer after winning the EuroMillions Plus top prize.

Lotto chiefs are urging players in Midleton to check their tickets after the winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw in McCarthy News, 43 Main Street, Midleton.

The winning numbers in the EuroMillions Plus were 1, 12, 18, 40 and 43.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “This Cork player is our second EuroMillions plus top prize winner of the year and second win in just 4 days after a player in Cavan scooped the EuroMillions plus top prize in last Friday’s draw. 

"We’re asking all of our EuroMillions players, especially in Cork, to check their tickets to see if they are the latest winner of a life-changing lottery prize. 

The winner matched all five numbers, allowing them to scoop the top prize.

The ticket holder is advised to sign the back of their winning ticket and to keep it safe. 

The winning numbers in the EuroMillions Plus draw were 1, 12, 18, 40 and 43.

The winner should make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [e-mail] and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize.

32 other players also won €2,000 each after matching four of the winning numbers.

An additional 10 players have won €5,000 each from the Ireland Only Raffle Prize.

No winner took home the EuroMillions jackpot, worth a whopping €17 million.

The winning numbers were 18, 21, 30, 46 and 50 with Lucky Stars 2 and 6.

Overall, over 35,000 players in Ireland won prize money in both EuroMillions and Lotto plus games.