How a lucky Galway Lotto winner held on to their ticket worth a life changing sum
There were three winners in the county of the tribes over the course of a week scooping impressive sums, with one of those wins being a tasty €250k purchased in a Circle K store on the Newcastle Road during the July 16th Lotto Plus draw.
Heading to Lotto HQ with their ticket in tow, the player said that the safest place to put their new windfall was in a ziplock sandwich bag. A Galway Lotto player had an unorthodox way of hiding on to their winning ticket worth €250,000: hiding it in a sandwich bag. Pic: Shutterstock.
'I was at the kitchen table doing some life admin when I saw the news that the winning ticket was sold where I bought mine,' the player said. 'I danced around the kitchen when I realised I had won!'
The player plans to put their winnings toward a new home and dream holidays to exotic destinations around the world, while another Lotto player matched five numbers and the bonus on the July 19th draw — which was worth an astonishing €314,859.
The winning ticket was purchased at the XL store in Laurel Park, Newcastle — just up the road from where the winning €250k ticket was purchased just three days earlier — with the winner saying that they thought they were seeing things. Pic: Derick P. Hudson/Shutterstock
'I was watching the draw on TV and playing along with my numbers,' the winner said. 'I couldn't believe my eyes as each number matched – I thought I was seeing things! I'm looking forward to sharing the win with family, and a sun holiday is definitely on the cards!'
The wins come as this weeks midweek Lotto jackpot is worth an astonishing €13.2million, with the Lotto advising players to get their tickets before 7.45pm on Wednesday night ahead of the draw. The Lotto jackpot is worth an estimated €13.2million. Pic: Chrisdorney/Shutterstock
Tickets can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.45pm cut-off time for sales on Wednesday evening.
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