Winning €250m EuroMillions ticket sold in Cork city centre

The exact location of the retailer will be confirmed at 8.50am on Friday.

The winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49. The two Lucky Stars are 3 and 5. File Picture: Denis Scannell

The record-breaking EuroMillions ticket that saw a lucky punter win €250m on Tuesday was sold in a retail store in Cork City centre, the National Lottery has confirmed. 

The National Lottery has also said that the ticket holder who won the record jackpot has since made contact with the Prize Claims team. 

The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49. The two Lucky Stars are 3 and 5.

The exact location of the store which sold the winning ticket will be confirmed at 8.50am on Friday.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner" National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan.

"At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in," she said.

"No other details will be revealed at this stage, however, the name of the winning Cork shop will be announced tomorrow."

The win marks a new record for the largest lottery prize ever won in the country. The title was previously held by a family syndicate from Naul in Co Dublin in 2019, who won €175.4m.

Ireland's first EuroMillions winner was Dolores McNamara from Limerick, who won €115m in July 2005.

Tuesday night's winner is the 18th winner of the EuroMillions in Ireland.