A very nice summer boost
17:20, 10 Jun 2026Updated 17:23, 10 Jun 2026
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One Cork man has become nearly €200,000 richer overnight – and nobody is more surprised than him.
The player won a whopping €195,442 EuroMillions prize after matching five numbers and one Lucky Star in the Tuesday, May 19 draw, with a ticket purchased online. When he realised he had a win on his hands, he was ready for a handful on change – but was shocked to find a huge six-figure sum waiting for him.
He explained: “When I logged into my account to check my ticket, I was expecting to see €3, certainly not €195,442! I always thought I’d be jumping up and down if this ever happened, but I stayed surprisingly calm and collected.”
He has no major celebrations planned just yet – and is wisely letting the moment sink as he decides what to do with his winnings.
Elsewhere, in Tipperary, one woman made the journey to National Lottery HQ after winning €45,140 in the Telly Bingo draw on Thursday, June 4. Her winning ticket was purchased from The Cabin on Main Street, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary.
It was a lucky second win for the Tipp player, who has already won a Telly Bingo Snowball prize before. She said: “I always like to have my tickets sorted in advance of the draws, so I had this one sitting in the cupboard a week ahead of the draw. I didn’t get to watch it live, so later that day, I watched it on catch-up with a cup of tea.
“I honestly had to play it twice just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things or marked a wrong number off. I really couldn’t believe that I’d won. I’m definitely calmer winning this time, but I’m still absolutely over the moon – I even hid the ticket in the back of my wardrobe, the exact spot I hid my previous winning ticket!”
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