EuroMillions players are urged to check the tickets as the lucky player will rake in a huge €243,000

EUROMILLIONS players have been urged to check their tickets carefully after one lucky player bagged a life-changing €243,000 in Friday’s draw.

National Lottery chiefs have confirmed the player won the prize in Ballymun in North Co Dublin.

The successful winner matched five numbers and one lucky star to scoop a mouthwatering €243,254 in Friday’s EuroMillions draw.

The winning numbers in the EuroMillions draw were: 15, 20, 29, 39, 48 and the Lucky Stars 01 and 07

The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold in the Ballymun Lidl store in Dublin 9.

Now Lotto players in the North Dublin area are being asked to check their tickets to see if they are the lucky winner of the incredible cash prize.

The National Lottery has said that the person with the winning numbers should contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected]. Arrangements will then be made for them to claim their prize.

And since there was no winner last night of the EuroMillions Jackpot worth a whopping €73 million. Next Tuesday’s Jackpot will now be an estimated €80 million.

However, tonight’s Lotto Jackpot will reach a massive €6.5 million.

The National Lottery added that all players hoping to have a chance to become the next Lotto Jackpot winner here in Ireland should purchase their tickets in store or via the National Lottery app.

The closing time for ticket sales is 7:45 PM tonight.

Meanwhile, Lotto bosses have announced a huge Christmas boost for players after a Monaghan punter missed out on a life-changing prize worth more than £1million.

The National Lottery has confirmed that it will be hosting a special €1 million ‘GUARANTEED to Win’ Lotto Plus Raffle event on Saturday 23 December.

This additional €1 million prize will be returned to one lucky winner of the Christmas draw after a Monaghan player missed the deadline to claim the prize on Friday, November 17.

The €1,000,500 Lotto Plus Raffle prize, which they won on Saturday, August 19, went unclaimed.

This ‘guaranteed to win’ prize is added to the Lotto Plus lottery, which typically has between 60 and 120 €500 winners in each draw.

In the Christmas draw on Saturday, December 23, one of these lottery winners will increase their winnings by another €1 million.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “We were incredibly disappointed to see one of our Monaghan players miss out on a life-changing €1 million prize that would have made him the 36th National Lottery millionaire of 2023.

“We are in the business of making millionaires and paying out life-changing prizes to our players. So we are delighted to announce that this unclaimed prize will be returned to the Lotto Plus Raffle prize fund, and one of our Lotto Plus players will officially become a Lotto millionaire just before Christmas on Saturday 23rd December.