Ireland's Newest Millionaire Found in Tiny Village Shop - A Message from the Owner

The search is on to find Ireland's latest millionaire, who scooped a life-changing prize in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event over the weekend.

The player stands to pocket an astonishing €1,000,500 after their ticket was selected in the Saturday, July 5 draw. While the Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw, last night saw one player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special event.

Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning Raffle number won €500, one player won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize. The winning Raffle number was: 9416.

The National Lottery has issued an appeal for all punters to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they named the shop and location where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the winning ticket was bought at Ely's Centra in Clerihan Village Centre, Co Tipperary, on Thursday, July 3.

The winner is set to become the 14th National Lottery millionaire of 2025, but at the time of writing, they have yet to come forward.

Speaking about the win, store owner Robert Ely sent a message to the winner. He said: \"We took over the shop just two years ago, so this win feels like the perfect anniversary surprise! It's incredible to think that a life-changing ticket was sold right here in our store. Huge congratulations to the winner, we're absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best of luck. What a moment for Clerihan!\"

While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €10,070,226, in total, over 109,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws, including the one player in Clerihan who won the special Lotto Plus Raffle top-up prize of €1,000,000.

Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery said: \"Over 109,000 players won prizes in Saturday's draw, but it was a Clerihan player who topped the lot becoming Ireland's newest millionaire. We're encouraging all our players in Tipperary to check their tickets very carefully today because for one winner, it's no longer a long way to Tipperary, it's a fast track to millionaire status with a ticket now worth a life-changing €1,000,500!\"

The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe. They should make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected] and arrangements will be made for them to collect their life-changing prize in Lotto HQ.

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