€130m up for grabs in EuroMillions

Excitement is building for EuroMillions players all over Ireland as Tuesday’s jackpot is set to roll towards an estimated €130 million.

If tonight’s astonishing amount is won in Ireland, we could see a new Irish winner added to the list of Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners which currently stands at a grand total of 17 since the game launched here in 2004.

Here is the roll call of some of the Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners to date:

1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland’s first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million.

2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir.

3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin.

4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million.

5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million.