Eoin Ryan
A lucky lottery winner who bought a ticket from Lowthe’s Londis in Duleek has won the jackpot of almost €9 million.
The National Lottery said this is the eight person to win the jackpot so far this year. They are also the 30th National Lottery millionaire of 2022.
The winning numbers for the €8,915,056 jackpot were 3, 8, 20, 24, 28, 29 and 40 as the bonus number.
It was also revealed that more than 85,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws on the same day.
“What a life-changing Wednesday night it was for one of our lucky players in Meath who now has a Lotto ticket worth over €8.9 million in their possession,” A National Lottery spokesperson said
“It was a mega night of wins as two players from Wexford and matched 5 numbers and the bonus to scoop €51,658 each.
The winning ticket was sold on Saturday 1st of October at Lowthe’s Londis in Duleek. Store owner Seamus Lowthe said he was completely shocked to get the call that his store sold the winning life-changing ticket and there will be “some buzz and atmosphere” in Duleek for the next few days.
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