The Lotto jackpot will roll towards an estimated €5 million after nobody claimed the top prize on Saturday night.
One punter managed to match five numbers and the bonus - but was frustratingly just one number short of the €4,533,129 jackpot.
However, they have the consolation of a €96,902 prize to soften the blow of just missing out on the multi-million reward.
The National Lottery has revealed that the lucky winner was an online player from Cork.
They bought a winning Quick Pick ticket online on Friday, March 4.
- The winning numbers for Saturday’s draw were: 01, 02, 21, 29, 38, 43 and the bonus was 03.
A spokesperson said: “National Lottery players in Cork have had plenty to celebrate over the last number of weeks after enjoying a series of big wins. Just over a week ago, we saw a Rebel County player scoop the top prize of €1 million in the Lotto Plus 1 draw on 23rd February while in January, two other Cork players became millionaires after winning €1 million each in the special EuroMillions Raffle draw on 21st January.
“Today we are appealing to all of our online players in Cork to check their accounts and online tickets very carefully as one lucky player now has a ticket worth €96,902. The winning ticket holder is advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team so that arrangements can be made for them to claim their prize.”
The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification to the user’s online account and a separate email has now been sent to the lucky Cork ticket holder.
The online winner should 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 prize.
While there was no outright winner of the €4,533,129 jackpot on offer last night, over 94,000 players won prizes across the Lotto and Lotto Plus games.
Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot is now set to roll to an estimated €5 million.
