Mayo shop sells €5m winning lotto ticket marking seven high-tier wins over the years

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024 - 17:59

Eva Osborne

A local shop in the Gaeltacht village of Belmullet, Co Mayo, sold the winning ticket in Saturday's lotto draw.

Carey's on Main Street, Belmullet, sold the ticket worth €5,419,866, marking several high-tier wins from the shop over the years.

The shop's lotto history includes one of Ireland's largest lotto wins of €13.8 million in 2016.

Across the National Lottery’s history, Carey’s has celebrated the following wins:

1991 - Lotto Jackpot of €710,422;
2012 - Lotto + 1 top prize of €350,000;
2015 - EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000;
2016 - Lotto Jackpot of €13.8 million;
2017 - Daily Million top prize of €1 million;
2017 - Lotto (match 5 + bonus) of €370,312.

Shop owner, Lorraine O’Connor Carey, said: “Our shop has been a cornerstone in Belmullet for over 40 years, and it’s safe to say, we’ve had our fair share of National Lottery wins and are well-known for our successes. We were due a big win, so I wasn’t entirely shocked when I got the call.

“We have many regular local customers, so it's exciting to think that one of them might have had a life-changing win. We hope they're already enjoying their amazing news, and what an incredible way to kickstart the new year.”

The Mayo player becomes the 11th Lotto Jackpot winner of 2024, joining the ranks of ten other big winners from across the country, including Dublin (five), Limerick (two), Louth, Wexford, and most recently, Galway.

However, this is not Mayo’s only recent high-tier prize winner, as earlier this month, a Mayo player claimed the top prize of the EuroMillions Plus of €500,000.