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AFTER A MASSIVE technical hiccup yesterday, the Lotto draw went ahead this evening without a hitch.
And there’s one person in the east of the country who is going to be especially happy about it.
Yesterday’s fault – the first in decades – was due to a service outage “related to the 3G telecommunications infrastructure provided by Telefónica”.
It was ‘entirely out of the National Lottery’s control’, a spokesperson said.
Machines were back up and running yesterday evening at around 6pm.
However, the draw was pushed back until tonight.
The winning numbers were 9, 10, 18, 20, 24, 26, and the bonus number 35.
The winning ticket was bought in the east, worth €10,230,560. We’re not jealous at all.
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Would it not be better craic if the jackpot was e1 million, but the smaller prizes were bumped up significantly? Like a couple of hundred quid for 3 numbers etc? What’s the point winning 5 quid? Wouldn’t even get you a Pint these days. Lottery take note.
I only won €3- :(
First win in years. First time playing it in many many years.
Best of luck whoever you are. That will be your biggest oh holy f##k face when you realise followed by the biggest smile of your life !
Any hear eddie banville fron national lottery on radio today .embarrassing?
The look on your face if you had the match 5 plus the bonus …. Sick
Fair play
Thanks!
Wasn’t mine , ah well, hi ho , hi ho …
More like boo hoo boo hooo
I think I’ll check my ticket tomorrow… I wouldn’t sleep well if I won…
Yeah agreed I’d probably poo myself.
I didn’t want to win anyway, it’s too much money
Yeah, yeah, me either, sure twould be the ruination of us, we’d be getting above ourselves and all that
Someone in the east of the country is 10 million richer… fair play to you and yours. any chance of a few bob?
Heard about people throwing away their ticket bought on Wednesday or earlier because they thought they had lost. I tossed my ticket away but I glanced at it and I’m pretty sure it had those numbers.
Must be the one winner flu d
Found
I WON
a scratchcard.
Jane Travers will pretend she sold the winning ticket again.
Telefonica, wait, that is O² or is that now 3?
Methinks there’s a glitch in the matrix ..
anyway, more power to ya whoever you are, congratulations on your ticket.
Spare a change mistah? xD
My local Centra sold the €10 million winning ticket, three minutes from my front door!!!!
Did I win it, NO I FKN DIDN’T
I did however win €32 in a work syndicate 1 number away from €32,000
Do I laugh or cry? ???
Which Centra sold the ticket?
Curragh Grange Newbridge
Someone please tell me where exactly it was won?! I am too cosy in bed to go down and check my ticket and this will defrosted go between me and my sleep!
Centra, Curragh Grange, Newbridge.
Jane Travers is an anagram for…….something evil I’d say!!!
The best i can come up with is veterans jar…
Feck!!!!! That’s good.
I only want one thousand.
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