Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot is heading in the direction of a record-breaking €230 million, the most important prize cash within the historical past of the sport.
single winner of the EuroMillions jackpot in Eire, or in one of many different eight collaborating European international locations will formally grow to be the most important ever lottery winners in Europe.
Beneath EuroMillions guidelines, the jackpot is capped at €230 million, and after that is reached any extra which might usually be allotted to the jackpot will circulate all the way down to the following prize tier, which means extra winners.
“Friday night time’s EuroMillions draw is really record-breaking. The mega jackpot on provide is quick heading in the direction of the €230 million jackpot cap and if Friday’s jackpot does hit the cap, there might be bigger than regular prize winners on the subsequent successful prize tier,” a spokesperson for the Nationwide Lottery mentioned.
“The countdown is on for Friday’s record-breaking estimated €230 million draw and we’re interesting to gamers to buy their tickets early both in-store, by the Nationwide Lottery App forward of the 7.30pm deadline for ticket gross sales on Friday night.”
It has already been a bumper yr for EuroMillions prize wins in Eire. In 2022, the EuroMillions sport has already created 4 new lottery millionaires which features a €30.9 million prize which was received by a Co Clare syndicate final February.
A further 12 gamers all through the nation have additionally received the EuroMillions Plus high prize of €500,000.
A North Co Dublin household syndicate presently maintain the report for successful the very best EuroMillions jackpot in Eire after successful €175.4 million in February 2019.
To date this yr, there have been 16 Euromillions high prize wins round Eire, starting from €500,000 to a €31 million win in Tipperary.
The operator of the separate Irish Lotto got here below hearth final yr over the €19m jackpot not being received for seven months, with criticism that too many balls had been added to the sport.
After the Lotto operator mentioned if the jackpot was not received on January 15 the prize cash would circulate all the way down to the following tier of prizewinners, the jackpot lastly fell and was bought at Laura’s XL retailer in Castlebar.
