€175m EuroMillions win: Preparations to reveal shop where ticket was sold
The search is on to find the holder of the record-breaking €175 million EuroMillions jackpot, which was won in Ireland last night.
Several rumours were circulating on social media last night that the winner was based in Naas, Tullamore or Cork!
The winner(s) may never come forward but the shop where the ticket was sold will be revealed in coming days.
The retailer will pocket a big bonus for selling the lucky slip of paper that made someone a multi-millionaire.
Meanwhile a financial adviser said the winner is probably in a state of shock at the massive windfall.
And it could take a week or more to assemble all the money into one bank account as it has to be collected from banks in several European countries.
National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin said: "The shop that sold the winning ticket will not be revealed for a few days.
"With such a big win we have procedures to go through but we will reveal the winning location as soon as we can."
A scramble is under way across the country to check Euromillions tickets - after it was announced that there was one winner of last night's jackpot and that the ticket was sold in Ireland.
The winning numbers are 01, 08, 18, 19, 39 and the Lucky Stars are 07, 09. The jackpot is worth €175,475,380.
It had been rolling over since 4 January and is the 14th National Lottery EuroMillions jackpot winner since the game began in 2004 and represents the biggest ever lottery win on the island.
An investment strategist with Investec has said the winner, or winners will need to take their time before making any decisions.
Dan Moroney said the scale of money is unimaginable and, if it is an individual winner, they will probably be experiencing shock.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said that good, solid legal and financial advice would be worth its weight in gold.
He added that the scale of money means options like establishing family trusts and charitable foundations need to be considered, if it is an individual winner.