The family syndicate who bought of a winning €1 million Lotto ticket sold in Clifden last month have collected their winnings today.
The ticket which scooped the syndicate the Lotto plus 1 top prize worth €1,000,000 on Wednesday, July 12 was sold at Kavanagh’s Supervalu in Clifden.
The lucky players are family syndicate from Kilkenny, who were holidaying in the scenic seaside town when they made their fateful purchase.
The syndicate manager revealed the moment she realised they’d won the incredible prize, “I looked up the numbers on the National Lottery website and it started to register with me that I’ve got the same winning numbers on my ticket.”
“I couldn’t keep this news to myself for a second longer, so I rang my husband straight away and told him I’ve important news to tell him and that he better be sitting down!”
“That’s when I said, we’ve just won €1 Million in the Lotto! He didn’t believe me at all at first until he saw the ticket himself later, it was a real shock for us all”, she said.
A big celebration has been organised for later this month where the family will gather for a trad session to mark their win.
A holiday to Portugal, luxury spa trips and a brand-new handbag is just some of the ways in which the family wish to spend their winnings.
It has been a day of big payouts for the National Lottery, with €3 million in prize money being picked up by separate Lotto Plus 1 jackpot winners.
A woman from Co. Meath scooped the top prize in the Wednesday, June 28 draw, while a female tourist got her holiday in Kerry off to a winning start by taking the prize on Wednesday, July 26.
The European visitor who is due to return home next month, is still in complete shock over the win. “I just read the numbers over and over again. I thought this is impossible, there must be a mistake.”
“But when I called up the National Lottery, they confirmed it’s all true and that I am now a millionaire. It’s a dream come true”, She said.
The tourist, who wishes to remain private, purchased the winning ticket in Murphy’s Supervalu on Railway Road in Kenmare.
“I’ve no immediate plans yet for the money, but I do hope to purchase a house in the future. For the moment, I just want to keep life as normal as possible”, she added.
The winner from the ‘Royal County’, has been playing the same numbers for the past 18 years, purchased the winning ticket online on the National Lottery app.
The young woman described how she didn’t even realise she’d won the prize at all until the National Lottery claims team called her.
“I was out and about shopping in town when I missed a call from a random Dublin number. I rang them back and got through to the National Lottery Claims team where I was asked if I was aware that I’d won a substantial prize in the Lotto Plus draw.”
“I said no, I hadn’t a clue I’d won anything, he then said congratulations on becoming a millionaire, you’ve won €1 Million! I genuinely had an out of body experience, it was surreal!”, she said.
