Lotto players in Galway urged to check tickets as almost €315,000 won in latest draw

Irish Independent

3 days ago

One person matched five numbers and the bonus in the main draw last night, winning €314,850 and becoming Ireland's newest 'big winner'.
The Quick Pick ticket was purchased from XL in Laurel Park, Newcastle in Co Galway on July 13.
The winning numbers were 3, 5, 6, 23, 41, 42 and the bonus was 12.
A jackpot prize worth almost €12 million in total has not yet been won.
"What a fantastic night for one player in Galway who has claimed a life-changing €314,850 after matching 5 numbers and the bonus in last night's main Lotto draw,' said National Lottery spokesperson Darragh O'Dwyer.
"If you bought your ticket in Galway, now's the time to double-check, you could be Ireland's newest big winner.'
Players have been urged to check their tickets carefully and to contact the National Lottery prize claims team to arrange the collection of their winnings.
It comes as the lucky family syndicate who won the life changing €250 million Euromillions jackpot claimed their prize this week.
The gigantic win all began with a simple errand when one family member had an appointment in Cork city and stopped into Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street to pick up a few messages.
'I saw the sign at the till that the EuroMillions jackpot was €250 million," the family member said. 'Although I'm a regular player, I hadn't bought a ticket for the last two draws. I picked one up and, honestly, didn't think much of it.
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I was watching the Nine O'Clock News and saw that someone in Ireland had the winning EuroMillions ticket. So, naturally, I got my ticket and scanned it on the National Lottery app, and a message popped up: 'You've won big, contact the National Lottery'.
"Obviously, this wasn't a message that I was used to seeing, so I must have checked it four more times, I just couldn't believe my eyes.'
The man ran upstairs to his wife, who had just gone to bed, to wake her up and share the news.
"We both checked the numbers multiple times on the website. We sat at the edge of the bed, saying 'Oh my God' over and over – I reckon we said it about 50 times. We were in total shock, complete disbelief,' the man said.
'As you can imagine, sleep was out of the question that night."
The couple set an alarm for early the following morning to call the National Lottery. After getting through to the claims team and a few tense minutes on hold, it was confirmed they were officially the winners of €250 million.
'Those few minutes felt like the longest of my life," one of the winners said. 'When Ronan from the claims team confirmed we were the outright winner, needless to say, we were in total shock all over again," they added.
The winners said they plan on first going on a family holiday and will also use their windfall to support their wider family members, including children, grandchildren, close friends, and several charities that are close to their hearts.