Winning €1m Lotto Plus Raffle ticket sold in Cork

Players are urged to check their tickets for the special Lotto Plus Raffle draw after the €1m ticket was sold in Charleville in north Cork

Every ticket with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number — 8791 — was entered into an extra draw. All of them have won €500, while one lucky ticket holder has won €1m. Picture: MacInnes

Someone in Cork woke up on Sunday morning as Ireland's newest millionaire following the Lotto draws on Saturday night.

A Rebel County player has officially won €1m in the special Lotto Plus Raffle draw.

The winning ticket was purchased at Dunnes Stores in Charleville on the day of the draw.

The Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw but last night's draw saw one lucky player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special raffle event.

Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn on Saturday night were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1m.

While every ticket holder who had the winning raffle number won €500, one player has won €1m, in additional to the usual €500 prize.

The winning raffle number was 8791.

Commenting on the win, National Lottery spokeswoman Sarah Orr said: "We are encouraging all of our players in Charleville in Cork to carefully check their tickets today as one player now has a ticket worth €1,000,500. 

"The Rebel County winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe. 

"They should make contact with our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [e-mail] and arrangements will be made for them to collect their life-changing prize in Lotto HQ.”

As there was no winner of the €2,421,211 jackpot on offer in Saturday night’s draw, Wednesday’s jackpot is now set to roll over towards an estimated €2.8m.