Irish winner in Euromillions 175 million..

Ultimate Seduction · 19-02-2019 11:42pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

You could build a wall around your house so high nobody would ever bother you, arrive and leave by chopper.

Racist

lisasimpson · 20-02-2019 12:00am

lawred2 wrote: »

Itssoeasy wrote: »

That's a very defeatist attitude to be fair. One ticket in this country is worth €175 million so why can't it be your syndicate ?

Not really defeatist. The odds are quite clearly against us.

Unless you play the lotto in seasons in thurles they sold both a 7 million and 17 million winners in the space of 6 months

BorneTobyWilde · 20-02-2019 12:14am

lawred2 wrote: »

Not really defeatist. The odds are quite clearly against us.

But the odds have been cut drastically, you were competing against the rest of Europe, now you know you're only competing against the few people in Ireland who bought a ticket.

BorneTobyWilde · 20-02-2019 12:15am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Best of luck to whoever won it . Massive amount of money , scary really . Hope they didn't die of shock when they realized they had the winning ticket

Still hoping it's me. You can have a million.

ShadyAcres · 20-02-2019 12:18am

It was me who won lads. I dunno if I can be bothered to claim....Pocket change!

Your Face · 20-02-2019 12:18am

Apparently it was someone who I think doesn't deserve it.

dodzy · 20-02-2019 12:19am

140,000,000/1 - seriously, how lucky is that person/those people. Fantastic win altogether. Biggest winner of the euromillions in Ireland ever. 14th time Ireland has won it in as many years since it's inception. Oh for a teeny weeny slice of that pie. :rolleyes:

sReq | uTeK · 20-02-2019 12:22am

Delighted,hope it's someone who deserves it.

Mam of 4 · 20-02-2019 12:24am

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Still hoping it's me. You can have a million.

I hope it is you too !

And thanks but no thank you , a million is a scary number too .

fritzelly · 20-02-2019 12:26am

What this crap I'm locked out of the app and please contact us.

Johnnyhpipe · 20-02-2019 12:27am

fritzelly wrote: »

What this crap I'm locked out of the app and please contact us.

YOU’VE WON!!

fritzelly · 20-02-2019 12:28am

Johnnyhpipe wrote: »

YOU’VE WON!!

Here's hoping

Kevin Finnerty · 20-02-2019 12:28am

fritzelly wrote: »

What this crap I'm locked out of the app and please contact us.

Nice lad that Fritzelly. Remember the night he won the Lotto he gave away half it on AH.

BorneTobyWilde · 20-02-2019 12:30am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

I hope it is you too !

And thanks but no thank you , a million is a scary number too .

You could help others. Funnily when I imagine winning, I think of all the people I can help, not what I can buy.

RobertKK · 20-02-2019 12:33am

If you did it online/via app, you would have received an email by now.

Mam of 4 · 20-02-2019 12:33am

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

You could help others. Funnily when I imagine winning, I think of all the people I can help, not what I can buy.

Ha , I do too !
Half a million is a manageable number to me . Enough to help a lot of people in different ways .
Life changing amounts of money don't always have to have a gazillion zeroes in them

DJIMI TRARORE · 20-02-2019 12:36am

Well folks,in the words of that great song writer Shaggy,it wasn't me,but whoever it is good health to u

KathleenGrant · 20-02-2019 12:38am

Saw poster in shop today for it and didn't have the money to buy a ticket. Seems like I am too poor to get rich. FML.

super_furry · 20-02-2019 12:38am

I'd buy Bono and donate him to the Brits.

Stacksofwacks · 20-02-2019 12:40am

Thats a mind boggling amount of money. If it was me I'd torch my own house for a laugh just to annoy the neighbours

Snow Garden · 20-02-2019 12:42am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Racist

This, I would become a complete racist. I am already 65% there.

looksee · 20-02-2019 12:43am

So you look at the numbers and realise you have won that kind of money...what do you do with the ticket until you can get it to the National Lottery, or wherever you take it? Put it on your bedside table, but what if the house caught fire and you didn't have time to grab it, or the lights were all gone and it fell on the floor, or one of the kids came in and decided to scribble on it. Would you just sit and mind it all night. Then you leave it down while you go and get tidied up to go to Dublin and...well anything could happen. It doesn't bear thinking about, not worth it really. Safer not to win.

juneg · 20-02-2019 12:46am

looksee wrote: »

So you look at the numbers and realise you have won that kind of money...what do you do with the ticket until you can get it to the National Lottery, or wherever you take it? Put it on your bedside table, but what if the house caught fire and you didn't have time to grab it, or the lights were all gone and it fell on the floor, or one of the kids came in and decided to scribble on it. Would you just sit and mind it all night. Then you leave it down while you go and get tidied up to go to Dublin and...well anything could happen. It doesn't bear thinking about, not worth it really. Safer not to win.

You stuff it in your bra

fin12 · 20-02-2019 12:55am

looksee wrote: »

So you look at the numbers and realise you have won that kind of money...what do you do with the ticket until you can get it to the National Lottery, or wherever you take it? Put it on your bedside table, but what if the house caught fire and you didn't have time to grab it, or the lights were all gone and it fell on the floor, or one of the kids came in and decided to scribble on it. Would you just sit and mind it all night. Then you leave it down while you go and get tidied up to go to Dublin and...well anything could happen. It doesn't bear thinking about, not worth it really. Safer not to win.

You just guard it with ur life.

Spanish Eyes · 20-02-2019 1:28am

looksee wrote: »

So you look at the numbers and realise you have won that kind of money...what do you do with the ticket until you can get it to the National Lottery, or wherever you take it? Put it on your bedside table, but what if the house caught fire and you didn't have time to grab it, or the lights were all gone and it fell on the floor, or one of the kids came in and decided to scribble on it. Would you just sit and mind it all night. Then you leave it down while you go and get tidied up to go to Dublin and...well anything could happen. It doesn't bear thinking about, not worth it really. Safer not to win.

Buy online. Total anonymity and no fear of losing your ticket either.

Wheety · 20-02-2019 1:33am

What do you do if you're on the way to Abbey Street (Lotto HQ) with the ticket in your wallet and a couple of scrotes pull a knife on you, demanding your wallet?

JustAThought · 20-02-2019 1:56am

I'd buy the country a lowlife and scumbag assisination taskforce. Do Dublin & the surrounding countries a favour and have half the scumbags just taken out. Free up a few hundred million in legal aid annually and let the OAPs sleep safely in their houses at night.

Sadly I didnt buy a ticket do its not going to happen anytime soon.

Kevin Finnerty · 20-02-2019 2:00am

JustAThought wrote: »

I'd buy the country a lowlife and scumbag assisination taskforce. Do Dublin & the surrounding countries a favour and have half the scumbags just taken out. Free up a few hundred million in legal aid annually and let the OAPs sleep safely in their houses at night.

Sadly I didnt buy a ticket do its not going to happen anytime soon.

You don't need the lotto, you have my vote. A few counties will do, just as south as Kerry.

vicwatson · 20-02-2019 2:03am

JustAThought wrote: »

I'd buy the country a lowlife and scumbag assisination taskforce. Do Dublin & the surrounding countries a favour and have half the scumbags just taken out. Free up a few hundred million in legal aid annually and let the OAPs sleep safely in their houses at night.

Sadly I didnt buy a ticket do its not going to happen anytime soon.

Surrounding countries, money won’t go too far

anewme · 20-02-2019 7:00am

Rumour mill will go into overdrive.

Anyone else hesrd it was bought in Liffey Valley?

Mr E · 20-02-2019 7:33am

The news at 6am said they won't know where it was bought for a few days

force eleven · 20-02-2019 7:55am

Mr E wrote: »

The news at 6am said they won't know where it was bought for a few days

In these days of instant communication, that's obvious BS. They knew a few seconds after the draw.

Mr E · 20-02-2019 8:03am

Yeah I would have thought so too.

callaway92 · 20-02-2019 8:04am

Would you think that subtly, you'd be ruining a lot of other people's lives if you won this amount of money?

For example - You go for drinks with the lads every weekend to watch football etc and usually all throw a few quid on the football...

The people you worked with for the last few years who'll still have to go through their day knowing you now have that money.

It's such a weird thought but I can't imagine it's far off. You would lose so much friends

Alrigghtythen · 20-02-2019 8:07am

Wheety wrote: »

What do you do if you're on the way to Abbey Street (Lotto HQ) with the ticket in your wallet and a couple of scrotes pull a knife on you, demanding your wallet?

Are you walking or taking the bus?

On the way to collect 175million, treat yourself.. Take a cab

Remind me · 20-02-2019 8:11am

force eleven wrote: »

In these days of instant communication, that's obvious BS. They knew a few seconds after the draw.

They won’t release it for a few days

They know where it was bought straight away

Mr E · 20-02-2019 8:47am

Someone from the Lotto was on newstalk a while ago. They know where it was bought. They have a procedure to follow before they can announce it (and milk a good news story for a few days, and who can blame them).

davetherave · 20-02-2019 8:50am

bri007 wrote: »

I got one number wasn’t me anyway......

I got one of the bonus numbers, I'll give you half of my winnings if you give me half of yours

SteelyDanJalapeno · 20-02-2019 9:02am

It makes sense that somebody has won it.

You have a 50/50 chance, you're either going to win it or you're not.

20-02-2019 9:05am

I just ordered an extra sausage on my breakfast roll, and now Juanita from the deli is giving me the lusty eyes, probably convinced that I won the euro millions.

Throw on lots of bbq sauce Juanita, money is no object.

sbsquarepants · 20-02-2019 9:08am

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Forgot to fúcking do it (or did I;))

Yes, I really did.

I know logically I'm no more likely to have won because someone on the same island did, but emotionally I feel like that bastard has my ticket and I want it back!

Atoms for Peace · 20-02-2019 9:13am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

BREAKING: Margaret Cash has won the euromillions

Where's my flaming pitchfork?

lbc2019 · 20-02-2019 9:16am

I won nothing last night after two wins on the bounce

audrey2014 · 20-02-2019 9:23am

I reckon it was bought by a Limerick hurling fan. Some of the numbers are special to us.....

20-02-2019 9:38am

If this person was able to have the entirity of the jackpot in brand new €50 notes, the money stashed tightly together, having a thickness of 0.16mm per note, would be stashed €312,500 per metre - the entire jackpot would stretch 561.5 metres - 4.64 times the height of the spire. And every year with responsible financial management you can add another 10 or 15 metres to the pile, while spending maybe two or three metres yourself while living in luxury. Using less fresh banknotes with space in between them (0.2 Mm thickness) would increase the pile to 701 metres!

TheMilkyPirate · 20-02-2019 9:38am

callaway92 wrote: »

You would lose so much friends

LOL

sjb25 · 20-02-2019 9:48am

***Checks ticket** Baxtards.......I mean yeah best of luck to them

el Fenomeno · 20-02-2019 9:52am

callaway92 wrote: »

You would lose so much friends

I would buy new ones.

Better ones.

TomSweeney · 20-02-2019 9:54am

callaway92 wrote: »

Would you think that subtly, you'd be ruining a lot of other people's lives if you won this amount of money?

For example - You go for drinks with the lads every weekend to watch football etc and usually all throw a few quid on the football...

The people you worked with for the last few years who'll still have to go through their day knowing you now have that money.

It's such a weird thought but I can't imagine it's far off. You would lose so much friends

If it ever happened to me , I don't think I would tell anyone - just wife and siblings and parents, but no one else ... not even close friends or inlaws.

I knew an accountant that dealt with a lot of lottery winners, he told me it was the kiss of death.
I like to think I'd have the maturity and common sense not to let it ruin my life - but who knows ?

tomo75 · 20-02-2019 9:55am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If this person was able to have the entirity of the jackpot in brand new €50 notes, the money stashed tightly together, having a thickness of 0.16mm per note, would be stashed €312,500 per metre - the entire jackpot would stretch 561.5 metres - 4.64 times the height of the spire. And every year with responsible financial management you can add another 10 or 15 metres to the pile, while spending maybe two or three metres yourself while living in luxury. Using less fresh banknotes with space in between them (0.2 Mm thickness) would increase the pile to 701 metres!

Have you thought much about It?

Irish winner in Euromillions 175 million..

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