Menu
18/11/2014
Belfast Couple Win Euromillions Jackpot
A couple from Belfast are understood to have won a £12.9m Euromillions jackpot.
The winners scooped £12,935,936.30 in Friday night's (14 November) Euromillions draw, the National Lottery has confirmed.
Earlier today, the couple went public with their win.
The winner, who has been named as Mary Hamilton, 65, said she only discovered she had secured the jackpot when she went to her local petrol station and she was told they could not pay out due to the amount.
Another customer who was in the shop at the time then checked the numbers, leading Mrs Hamilton to discover she was a millionaire.
Mrs Hamilton and her husband Sandy have said they want to use the money to do something for the community in Northern Ireland.
Since the launch of the National Lottery 20 years ago, 81 people in Northern Ireland have become millionaires after winning the jackpot.
(JP/CD)
The winners scooped £12,935,936.30 in Friday night's (14 November) Euromillions draw, the National Lottery has confirmed.
Earlier today, the couple went public with their win.
The winner, who has been named as Mary Hamilton, 65, said she only discovered she had secured the jackpot when she went to her local petrol station and she was told they could not pay out due to the amount.
Another customer who was in the shop at the time then checked the numbers, leading Mrs Hamilton to discover she was a millionaire.
Mrs Hamilton and her husband Sandy have said they want to use the money to do something for the community in Northern Ireland.
Since the launch of the National Lottery 20 years ago, 81 people in Northern Ireland have become millionaires after winning the jackpot.
(JP/CD)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
14 November 2024
Traffic Warning For South Belfast Ahead Of Northern Ireland Match
Road users are advised to plan for potential traffic delays in the south Belfast area on Friday, 15th November due to the UEFA Nations League football match between Northern Ireland and Belarus. The match will take place at Windsor Park, kicking off at 7.45pm, and it is expected that around 18,000 supporters will attend.
Traffic Warning For South Belfast Ahead Of Northern Ireland Match
Road users are advised to plan for potential traffic delays in the south Belfast area on Friday, 15th November due to the UEFA Nations League football match between Northern Ireland and Belarus. The match will take place at Windsor Park, kicking off at 7.45pm, and it is expected that around 18,000 supporters will attend.
14 November 2024
New Defence Heritage Record Launched
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the launch of a new Defence Heritage Record, a comprehensive resource detailing over 4,500 sites constructed across Northern Ireland in response to World War One and Two, as well as the Cold War.
New Defence Heritage Record Launched
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the launch of a new Defence Heritage Record, a comprehensive resource detailing over 4,500 sites constructed across Northern Ireland in response to World War One and Two, as well as the Cold War.
16 August 2012
Ballymena Couple's Lottery Win Down To Age Mix-Up
A Ballymena couple have celebrated a £1.9m lottery win which only happened because the husband got his wife's age wrong. Like many people, Paddy and Gail Millar chose numbers that had some meaning to them when they played the lottery.
Ballymena Couple's Lottery Win Down To Age Mix-Up
A Ballymena couple have celebrated a £1.9m lottery win which only happened because the husband got his wife's age wrong. Like many people, Paddy and Gail Millar chose numbers that had some meaning to them when they played the lottery.
04 January 2019
NI Couple Win Almost £115m In EuroMillions
A couple from Northern Ireland are to go public after winning a EuroMillions jackpot of nearly £115million in the New Year's Day draw. The lucky pair from County Armagh became the winners of the National Lottery's fourth largest prize ever, and started 2019 with a bang. They won exactly £114,969,775.
NI Couple Win Almost £115m In EuroMillions
A couple from Northern Ireland are to go public after winning a EuroMillions jackpot of nearly £115million in the New Year's Day draw. The lucky pair from County Armagh became the winners of the National Lottery's fourth largest prize ever, and started 2019 with a bang. They won exactly £114,969,775.
16 November 2017
NI Couple Scoop £1m On Second Lottery Win
A couple from Co L'Derry have struck lucky on the lottery for the second time. Catherine and Ciaran Kidd from Draperstown won £1 million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker - two years after winning £20,000 on the Lotto Millionaire Raffle. The couple said the news hadn't sunk in yet.
NI Couple Scoop £1m On Second Lottery Win
A couple from Co L'Derry have struck lucky on the lottery for the second time. Catherine and Ciaran Kidd from Draperstown won £1 million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker - two years after winning £20,000 on the Lotto Millionaire Raffle. The couple said the news hadn't sunk in yet.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy with a spell of heavy rain pushing south through late evening and the early hours, soon followed by some clear spells. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
