Celebrations as Cork woman cashes in on lucky €200k scratch card

It was a big week for one Cork woman as she is €200k richer following a lucky scratch card purchase.

The Cork woman bought the €10 All Cash Spectacular Scratch Card while she was doing a quick grocery shop in the Tesco store located in Mahon Point Shopping Centre and at first thought she had misread the sum when she scratched the card.

Sharing the moment she discovered the win; she told the National Lottery team "I completely forgot I had the Scratch Card until later that evening. I was upstairs when I scratched it and got the shock of my life. At first, I thought it was €20,000 - I couldn’t read it properly.

“I legged it downstairs to my husband to double-check. He was sceptical at first but then confirmed it was actually €200,000."

She continued, "I like to buy a Scratch Card every now and then, and while I’ve won a few euros before, this is by far the biggest and most exciting. There was great excitement in the house, we’re all buzzing!"

The Cork woman is now looking forward to celebrating with her family and is considering a cruise holiday in the near future.

There has been a recent stroke of luck for Cork lottery players following the winning Euromillions Jackpot ticket that was purchased in Clifford’s Centra on Shandon Street in June.

This historic win marked a new milestone for the Irish National Lottery, setting the record for the largest prize ever won in the country.

Could it be third time lucky for the Rebel County? As tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €75 million.

Players dreaming of becoming Ireland’s newest millionaire are reminded that tickets can be purchased in-store, via the National Lottery app or online at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.30pm cut-off time for sales this evening.