Lotto joy for Meath player

An online Lotto player from Meath who scooped a cool €1,000,000 told how she didn't realise she had won big in the draw until she got a call from the National Lottery claims team.

She was one to three Lotto players who visited the National Lottery's headquarters this week to collect her prize, with two other €1m prizes also handed out.

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, won the prize in the Lotto Plus One draw on Wednesday, 28th June.

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.

“I actually didn’t get a chance to tell my husband until the next day with all the errands, and running around with the kids, but he was as cool as a cucumber when I eventually did tell him. He shrugged it off and was like ‘that's cool, that’s grand’, she laughed, “maybe he was in a little bit of shock too”.

The winner is looking forward to a nice family holiday and setting their children up for the future.

Yesterday at the National Lottery HQ, a whopping €3 Million was claimed from three players all over the country who all scooped the Lotto plus 1 top prize worth €1,000,000.

A family syndicate from Kilkenny was first in the door to pick up their cheque for €1 Million which they won in Wednesday’s 12th of July Lotto Plus 1 draw. They were on their holidays in Clifden, Co Galway when they purchased their winning ticket in Kavanagh’s Supervalu, situated in the heart of the scenic coastal town.

Meanwhile, a female tourist got her holiday in Kerry off to a winning start after she scooped €1 Million after winning the top prize in the Wednesday’s, 26th July Lotto Plus 1 draw.

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.