Irish woman wins record 115 million euros in European lottery

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2005

DUBLIN (AFP) — The legendary luck of the Irish was true for once when a local lottery player scooped a record jackpot of more than 115 million euros (140 million dollars), the Irish national lottery said.

The winner, whose name was not released, won the fortune in the Euro Millions lottery as the only player who picked the five winning numbers and ticked off the two "star" numbers, lottery officials said.

The jackpot had not been won since May and had been rolled over nine times before Friday night's draw. The winning numbers were three, 19, 26, 49, and 50, and the Lucky Stars were four and five.

RTE state radio named the winner as Dolores McNamara, from Gallyowen, Limerick, in the southwest of the country.

Ireland Online said McNamara's small,...