Well, holy crap. Someone in Ireland just woke up (or didn’t sleep at all) €250 million richer. Yes, million—with an “M.” That’s not just a “quit your job” kind of win. That’s a “buy your boss’s company, fire him, and turn the office into a llama sanctuary” kind of win.
On Tuesday, June 17th, EuroMillions hit its jackpot cap of €250 million after rolling over 20 freaking times, and some gloriously lucky Irish soul matched all the magic numbers: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, and Lucky Stars 3 and 5. Somewhere, someone screamed, cried, laughed uncontrollably, and probably questioned the meaning of life—all within the same five minutes.
Now, let’s put this in perspective: this is the joint-biggest win in EuroMillions history. Austria held the previous crown—twice. But now Ireland just elbowed its way to the top of the lottery elite, Guinness in hand, and said, “Cheers, lads.”
So, Who Is It?
We have no freaking clue.
Lottery officials are playing it cool (as always), offering no names, no cities, no gas station where the ticket was bought. Nothing. Just “Ireland.” Which makes the whole country feel like it’s collectively holding its breath and side-eyeing every neighbor driving a suddenly new Audi.
The lucky winner now has 90 days to step forward and claim their wallet-exploding fortune. Whether they’ll do it publicly or pull a full Batman and vanish into luxury anonymity, we don’t know. But if it were me, I’d be on a beach in Bali right now, sipping something with an umbrella in it and blocking calls from relatives I haven’t spoken to since 2003.
2025 Is Clearly Drunk
Let’s recap: First, Austria snatched €250 million back in March. Before that, they grabbed €240 million in December 2023. And now Ireland’s in the club. That’s two quarter-billion jackpots in just three months. At this rate, we’re starting to suspect the universe is just trolling the rest of us with a cosmic game of “You get nothing, try again!”
Meanwhile, a planned €130 million Superdraw got postponed (because apparently, there’s only so much money you can toss around at once), and that pot’s still waiting to explode in someone’s lap.
So what happens now? The jackpot resets to a measly €17 million. Yeah. Only €17 million. Boohoo, right?
Final Thought
If you’re feeling a weird mix of jealousy and admiration, same here. But hey, at least we can all take solace in one thing: someone out there is now rich enough to buy a private island… and still has to figure out how to tell their partner they never actually liked their in-laws.
Life’s weird. Play the lottery.