A lucky Irish Lotto player in the east of Ireland has become the country’s newest millionaire after scooping the life-changing prize over the weekend.
The Louth ticket holder secured the Lotto Plus 1 top prize of €1 million making them the 15th National Lottery millionaire of 2022.
The exact location of purchase has yet to be confirmed, however, a National Lottery spokesperson has said all will be revealed over the coming days.
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The winning numbers for the Lotto Plus 1 draw on Saturday, April 9, were: 05, 21, 25, 33, 41, 42 and the bonus was 06.
If you bought a ticket in the Louth area and find you are the winner, make sure to sign the back, put the ticket in a safe place, and contact Lottery officials to organise prize collection.
Saturday night’s draw saw over 107,000 people nationwide win prizes across the Lotto and Lotto Plus games.
Another fortunate player in Longford matched five numbers and the bonus in the main draw to win an incredible €195,697.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Friday, April 8 at the Dunnes Stores at Weavers Site on the Dublin Road in Longford.
The winning numbers for the Saturday April 9 draw were: 04, 07, 17, 24, 29, 42 and the bonus was 15.
As there was no outright winner of the €4,921,157 jackpot on offer in last night’s draw, Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €5.2 million.
A National Lottery spokeperson said: “What a weekend this has been for Lotto players in Longford and Louth. In the main draw, we saw a player in Longford who purchased their ticket at Dunnes Store at Weavers Site on the Dublin Road match five numbers and the bonus to win an incredible €195,697.
“And then the biggest winner of the night was a player in Louth who took the highly coveted title of newest Lotto millionaire after winning the Lotto Plus 1 top prize. We will be releasing further information on the winning location in the coming days but in the meantime, we are encouraging all of our players in Longford and Louth to check their tickets very carefully and for the winners to make contact with our prize claims team as soon as possible.”
The winners should contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prizes.
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