Meath man claims Euromillions prize

A Meath man recently visited National Lottery Headquarters to claim a Euromillions Match 5 prize of €127,814.

The winning Quick Pick ticket for the 15th April draw was purchased from Mace, Drummond Magheracloone, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.

Speaking on the win, lucky player laughed: “This is a funny one because I’ve been playing my own numbers in the EuroMillions for years, and this is the only time I've bought a Quick Pick – and now look!”

“I was away golfing for the weekend, and my ticket was sitting in the car at home. The family had told me they heard the win was in Monaghan, but I had no way of checking it until I got back days later.

"It was the first thing I did when arriving home, and sure enough, no one believed me when I told them the news – I’ll admit that I've joked about winning one too many times!”

The Meath man has officially decided that he’s now going to start alternating playing his own numbers as well as Quick Pick.

Although his initial response to what he’s now going to do with the prize was “I haven’t a clue”, he quickly came around to deciding on a family holiday.