Euromillions Results Today: No €159.9m winner as two Irish players miss jackpot by one number
euromillions results today show there was no outright winner of the €159, 922, 317 jackpot in Friday night's draw, but two Irish players came one number short and each won €1, 015.
Key numbers from the main draw and Plus draw
The main EuroMillions draw produced the balls 14, 24, 27, 39 and 42, with Lucky Stars 6 and 10. The EuroMillions Plus draw produced the numbers 6, 7, 10, 15 and 27.
From Ireland, 103 players took home prizes described as "in the thousands. " In the Plus game, there was no winner of the €500, 000 top prize, but 91 players won €2, 000 each by matching four of the five numbers.
Two Irish players one number from jackpot
Two Irish punters matched four of the five main numbers plus both Lucky Stars and collected €1, 015 each after missing the jackpot by a single number. National Lottery bosses are appealing for everyone to check their numbers carefully.
: "There was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot. In total, over 69, 000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games. " In total, more than 69, 000 players across Ireland walked away with prizes in Friday night's EuroMillions and Plus draws.
Ireland Only Raffle and other Irish payouts
The Ireland Only Raffle produced ten winners; 10 players each won €5, 000 after having their winning raffle tickets drawn. The draw results left many smaller prize winners across the country.
UK jackpot, Millionaire Maker and ticket details
Separately, a UK-facing notice said an estimated £139m was up for grabs in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 27 February, with one guaranteed £1m winner to be created by the Millionaire Maker game. Every EuroMillions ticket automatically includes an entry into the Millionaire Maker raffle, with the winning ticket drawn after the main draw; the Millionaire Maker selection listed in coverage was HGVX32794.
The UK coverage reiterated how to win the top prize—match all five numbers plus the two Lucky Stars—and listed prize tiers: matching five numbers and one Lucky Star can win £130, 554. 30, while matching five numbers wins £13, 561. 20. The notice said tickets cost £2. 50 and could be bought until 7: 30 p. m., with the Thunderball draw scheduled for around 8: 00 p. m. and the main EuroMillions draw at around 8: 30 p. m. (times shown as given: 7: 30 p. m., 8: 00 p. m., 8: 30 p. m. ).
Conflicting sets of winning numbers and live-blog coverage
Live-blog coverage of the evening presented two different lists of winning numbers in its sequence: one set matching the Irish main draw (14, 24, 27, 39, 42 with Lucky Stars 6 and 10) and another set listed as 11, 34, 16, 29, 26. The live blog noted the Thunderball draw would take place at around 8: 00 p. m. and said it would bring numbers as they were drawn.
The live-blog opening included the greeting "Hello and welcome to tonight's EuroMillions live blog" and updates noting players had around 30 minutes left to buy tickets before the 7: 30 p. m. deadline.
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Next scheduled items tied to these draws are the post-draw Millionaire Maker announcement and the routine recovery of raffle and Plus prize confirmations; unclear in the provided context is when prize payments will be made to individual winners.
