EuroMillions match-five winner just beats payout deadline

The winner of a EuroMillions ticket has come forward to claim their €380,000 jackpot prize with just under an hour to spare before the deadline.

The winner matched five numbers plus one lucky star on May 6th and the National Lottery issued a notice urging the winner to come forward before the deadline.

The winning quick-pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw in Tesco in the Market Green Shopping Centre in Midleton, Co Cork.

Last month, 22 Dublin Bus staff collected their EuroMillions jackpot cheque for almost €24 million.

This was not the first time the EuroMillions jackpot had been won by a group from the Republic.

A syndicate involving a group of friends won €66 million in January. They have chosen not to go public about their win.

That winning ticket was sold in the Easons store in Fairgreen shopping centre in Carlow town. It was a €15 quick-pick ticket for the January 29th draw.

The 12th-highest jackpot in the competition’s history was won by Dolores McNamara from Co Limerick when she took home €115, 436,126 in July 2005.

Other winners in Ireland have scooped the jackpot with wins of €94 million, €29.4 million and €15 million.

EuroMillions is played in nine countries – Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.