The National Lottery has revealed the location of Saturday night’s winning Lotto jackpot ticket worth a life-changing €8,508,720.
Celebrations are underway in one shop located in the Marble County after it was announced that Blanchfield’s Centra store on the Main Street in Mooncoin sold the lucky ticket.
The winning Quick Pick stub was sold on the day of the draw, Saturday 7th May.
The winning numbers were: 01, 31, 35, 39, 42, 46 and the bonus was 45.
The busy Kilkenny store is no stranger to big wins and has an impressive winning streak having, with this being the second Lotto jackpot ticket the store has sold in just over two years.
In December 2019, the Mooncoin store sold a ticket worth over €6.8 million.
Shop owner Michael Blanchfield, who runs the store with his wife Alice, said: “After having a big Lotto jackpot win just over two years ago in our store, I never thought we’d have another but especially not so soon after – I am absolutely thrilled!
“This really is great news for the community as we’re a busy store so I’m sure as soon as the news goes out, there will be great excitement around the place. I imagine we will see lots of our customers eager to check their tickets and wondering if they’re the big winner.
“There’s a Mooncoin player out there with a ticket worth over €8.5 million – let’s hope they check their numbers soon!”
The Kilkenny jackpot winner, who is yet to come forward to claim their €8,508,720 prize, is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it safe.
The winner 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 life-changing prize.
A Lotto spokesperson said: “Saturday night’s €8.5 million jackpot winner has become the fourth Lotto jackpot winner of 2022 following wins by players in Mayo, Meath and Dublin.
“The 7th May draw, which also saw a Waterford player scoop the top prize of €1 million in the Lotto Plus 1 draw, also saw the number of National Lottery millionaires for 2022 soar to an incredible total of 18 for the year to date.”
So check your tickets carefully as it might be you.
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