Lotto jackpot claimed by Meath syndicate

The winning Lotto ticket purchased in Centra Summerhill last month has been claimed with a syndicate from Meath travelling to National Lottery Headquarters this week to pick up their cheque for a cool €4.6m.

The Winners’ Room in Lotto HQ in Dublin city centre was abuzz with celebrations on Tuesday as five large prizes worth a total of over €6 million were claimed. The biggest winners of the day were the jubilant syndicate from Meath who travelled to Dublin to pick up a cheque for a truly life-changing €4,687,612 following their Lotto jackpot win on Wednesday 9th February.

The syndicate who wish to keep their win private became Ireland’s second Lotto jackpot winners in 2022 after they purchased their winning ticket at Scally's Centra store in Summerhill.

After waiting for almost a month to collect their prize, the head of the Meath syndicate was able to breathe a sigh of relief after handing over the all-important winning Lotto slip after keeping it safe since early February. “The weight is finally off my shoulders now having kept that ticket safe for nearly a month,”he laughed.

“The ticket has been in my wallet in my pocket in all that time and since then, not one minute has passed by that I didn’t tap my pocket just to make sure that it was still there! I’m looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep tonight knowing I don’t have to look after the ticket anymore because we now have the cash in the bank,” he said.

Discussing their spending plans for their new-found Lotto fortune of over €4.6 million, the syndicate lead said: “We all have our own plans for the money, but I know there will be some mortgages paid off while others will plan on buying new houses. We are a sensible bunch so we will be very careful with the money. What we do have in common however is that we all need a nice beach holiday with lots of sun so that’s definitely something to look forward to.”