A LUCKY Lotto player is celebrating after bagging a life-changing prize in Saturday night’s Lotto draw.
The winner has scooped a whopping €250,000.
The National Lottery bosses confirmed that the lucky punter who bagged the cash is located in Dublin.
The store where the winning ticket was purchased was Spar on Drogheda Street in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
The ticket was purchased on Monday, January 27.
The winning numbers picked in last night’s Lotto draw were 9, 12, 15, 33, 49, 41 and the bonus number was 31.
The winner has been urged to check their clips carefully, sign them immediately and keep them safe if it’s the winning ticket.
They have been urged to make contact with the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie, and arrangements will be made for them to claim their top prize in Lottery HQ.
Another player in Kerry has bagged a whopping prize of €155,382 after matching five numbers and the bonus in Saturday night’s main Lotto draw.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Thursday, January 30, at C. Healy’s store on 86 New Street in Killarney, Co Kerry.
The winning numbers in last night’s main draw were 24, 26, 30, 35, 36, 40 and the bonus number was 16.
Darragh O’Dwyer, National Lottery spokesperson, said: “What better way to celebrate the St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend than to win big on the Lotto!
“Last night saw big wins in both the Lotto and Lotto Plus 2 draws, with a Dublin player winning a staggering €250,000 in the Lotto Plus 2 draw, while a Kerry player won €155,382 in the main Lotto draw.
“We are now urging players in both Balbriggan and Killarney to check their tickets carefully as they could be holding the winning ticket!”
The lucky Kerry player bagged the €155,382 prize, but they were one number short of securing the eye-watering jackpot of €2,000,000.
Although there was no winner of last night’s jackpot, there were over 70,000 players who won prizes across the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws.
18 Irish players matched the five numbers and won a whopping prize of €1,447, while 31 players matched four numbers and a bonus, bagging themselves €211.
There were 70 winners of the Raffle prize, each receiving €500; the winning raffle number was 5554.
MISSING WINNER OF HUGE PRIZE
Meanwhile, the National Lottery is appealing to EuroMillions players in Swords, Co Dublin, to have another look at their tickets for the November 5 draw – which contains a huge prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at Tuthills Swords at the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords on the day of the draw.
The ticket contains five matching numbers for a whopping €20,949 prize.
The winning numbers that were drawn on November 5 were 1, 8, 19, 37, 50, and the lucky stars were 6 and 9.
Ticket holders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize, which means the Dublin winner has until close of business on Monday, February 3 to claim – meaning they only have two days left.
