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21 December 2025; Staff at the Spar Store on Mountjoy Street in Dublin 7 were thrilled to hear that their store sold the winning ticket for the Lotto Plus Raffle on Saturday night which saw one player win €1 million in addition to the usual €500 Raffle prize. Pictured are Krishy Baboolall, Ruslan Kurmashev and Hakan Kisacik with National Lottery’s Ciara Gorman, Dominik Morycki and Darragh O’Dwyer(Image: Damien Eagers Photography)
A Dublin Lotto player has become a millionaire after they won the special Lotto Plus Raffle on Saturday evening.
The Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw but in last night’s draw, the National Lottery boosted the Raffle prize fund with a guaranteed to be won €1 million. The winning Raffle number was: 8897
Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn in Saturday night’s draw were entered into a once-off draw, where one ticket was selected at random to win an additional prize of €1 million, as well as the usual €500 Raffle prize.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Friday 19th December at the Spar store at Unit 62-65 on Mountjoy Street in Dublin 7. Store manager Dean Bheemul was delighted to hear the news that his store sold the winning ticket.
He said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have sold a winning Lotto Plus Raffle ticket here on Mountjoy Street, and just in time for Christmas! It’s great news and we’re all buzzing here in the store. We would like to wish the winner the very best and every happiness for the future!”
Meanwhile, two players in Monaghan and Louth matched five numbers and the bonus in the main draw on Saturday night to share €50,573. The Monaghan winner purchased their Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw at McMahon’s Centra on the Main Street in Castleblayney to win their €25,287 amount while the Louth winner scooped their share of the Match 5 + Bonus prize after purchasing their ticket on the day of the draw at the Londis Top Shop in Ravensdale, Dundalk.
The winning numbers in the Saturday 20th December draw were: 03, 15, 18, 20, 27, 43 and the bonus was 30.
National Lottery spokesperson Sarah Orr said: “What a way to get Christmas week started! The Dublin, Monaghan and Louth winners, who were the largest winners from the weekend draw, are advised to sign the back of their tickets and keep them safe. The winners should contact the National Lottery Prize Claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prizes in Lottery Headquarters.”
“While over 87,000 players nationwide won prizes across Saturday night’s Lotto and Lotto Plus draws, including the Lotto Plus Raffle winner and the two Match 5+Bonus winners, there was no winner of the €3,401,640 jackpot on offer. Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €3.8 million.”
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