LOTTO bosses have revealed the lucky shop where a life-changing ticket worth €1MILLION was sold.
The Tipperary village of Clerihan is “buzzing with excitement” after one player struck gold in last night’s draw.
The punter won an incredible €1,000,000 in last night’s special Lotto Plus Raffle.
They purchased their ticket at Ely’s Centra, Clerihan Village Centre, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday.
The Lotto Plus Raffle usually sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in each draw.
However, Saturday night’s draw included a special event: every ticket with the winning raffle number was entered into a once-off random draw, where one ticket was selected to win an additional €1,000,000.
While all 104 ticketholders with the winning number received the standard €500 prize, one fortunate Tipperary player walked away with a life-changing total of €1,000,500.
The winning raffle number was: 9416.
Speaking on the win, Store Owner, Robert Ely said: “We took over the shop just two years ago, so this win feels like the perfect anniversary surprise! It’s incredible to think that a life-changing ticket was sold right here in our store.
“Huge congratulations to the winner, we’re absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best of luck. What a moment for Clerihan!”
While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €10,070,226, in total, over 109,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws.
Spokesperson for the National Lottery, Emma Monaghan said: “Over 109,000 players won prizes in Saturday’s draw, but it was a Clerihan player who topped the lot becoming Ireland’s newest millionaire.
“We’re encouraging all our players in Tipperary to check their tickets very carefully today because for one winner,
“it’s no longer a long way to Tipperary, it’s a fast track to millionaire status with a ticket now worth a life-changing €1,000,500!”
The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe.
They should make contact with our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their life-changing prize in Lotto HQ.
It comes days after bosses revealed where another winning ticket was sold, that bagged the player a six figure sum.
The Lotto player managed to scoop a whopping €103,318 – but narrowly missed out on the jackpot by a single number.
The winning ticket was purchased on Thursday, June 26, on the Lotto platform.
It was revealed that it was purchased by a Dubliner.
The lucky player won €103,318 by by matching five balls and the bonus number, but was one number short of securing the life-changing jackpot prize of €9,155,242.
The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification and an email has been sent to the Dublin online player.
