'The lashing rain worked in my favour': Family syndicate claims €1m lotto win
James Cox
A family syndicate were delighted to pick up their cheque worth €1 million after scooping the Daily Million top prize on September 9th.
The family purchased their winning ticket for the 9pm draw at Earls on Abbey Street in Wicklow.
The syndicate manager admitted that the unpredictable Irish weather made them come close to not buying a ticket for the draw at all.
“For a change, I can a say that the lashing rain worked in my favour. I had no plans to go to the shop at all, instead I was going to hang a shelf in our shed - a job I had been putting off, the weather wasn’t making it easy. I took that as a sign to head to the shop, so I picked up a few bits and got my ticket.
“I can safely say that I am never checking my ticket at night time again. I checked the ticket just as I got into bed and when I saw I won the top prize, do you think there was a chance of me sleeping that night? I ended up getting out of the bed to make a cup of tea and calm myself before telling the family what we won.
"I’ll be checking my tickets in the morning now in future, that’s for sure. I have kept the ticket close ever since the win. It’s been safely tucked away in my wallet where I can check every so often that it’s still there.”
One Dublin man claimed a €50,000 prize with a mega money multiplier scratch card. He picked up the winning ticket at Mace Service Station in Castlebar, Co Mayo, while travelling for work.
“When I saw the €50,000 prize, my first thought was ‘Holidays again?’” he said. “It made the three-hour drive home feel like a breeze knowing I had a fortune in my pocket.”
Also claiming a top prize in the bingo multiplier game was a player from Co Meath who won €50,000. The winning scratch card was purchased at Nearby, Unit 7, Johnstown Shopping Centre, Navan, Co Meath.
Meanwhile, tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot is a guaranteed €130 million. If an Irish player wins, they will become the 19th EuroMillions jackpot winner ever to be seen in Ireland.
