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A MAYO FAMILY have collected their winnings after scooping Saturday’s National Lottery jackpot.
The prize pot of €13,793,435 had been rolling over since last November and only one jackpot winning ticket was sold at the weekend.
The top prize placed among the top 10 Lotto jackpots that have been won since the game began back in 1988.
At the Dublin Lotto offices today, the winning family – who did not wish to be identified – said that they were “really thrilled, and completely surprised” by the win.
The winners bought their ticket in the town of Belmullet in Mayo in a shop called Careys.
Speaking about the win, the wife said it had come after they switched from choosing family numbers over to a quick pick.
We needed to check the ticket online so many times on Sunday evening, once we realised the winning ticket had been sold in Mayo, and then in Belmullet. It’s a small place, so we knew we had a sporting chance of being the lucky ones, but you really never, ever think it will be you.
The husband and wife said that they were not sure how they would be spending the money just yet, but were thinking about pencilling in a ski holiday for next month.
“Obviously, we want to help family with mortgages and bills and what have you. And I want to go the the Euro finals in France later this year, so now I can afford to do that,” the husband said.
The pair said that they both work full time and neither had any intention of giving up their work.
Anyone looking to get in on the action will be pleased to know that the jackpot for Friday’s Euromillions is an estimated €130 million.
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Best of luck, enjoy it and spend it wisely.
Congratulations to them. Very jealous.
Not giving up work???I reckon there might be a few sick days coming up tho…lol…delighted a family won
I know a Nigerian Prince who would love to share his recent good fortune with these people.
Congrats to them, I sincerely hope they enjoy it and enrich the lives of people around them.
On another note, does anyone else think that the new format of the lotto (extra numbers) and extra Euro to play it are really affecting sales?
This Jackpot has been rolling over since November – almost 3 months, including the lucrative “holiday season”
13 Million seems awful small for a rollover of that long.
It looks like the Canadian Teachers Pension Fund is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
No intention of giving up work….. sure
Enjoy,live the dream..can’t even imagine that amount of money…
Collect your money and move to the caymans
I must go and track down my Belmullet relations.
Hope it brings them every happiness & that they enjoy it.
It so unfair…. why wasn’t it me !!!!
They can buy a lot of things. But they’ll never buy Sam Maguire
It’s reached the stage there can’t be a story involving Mayo when the All Ireland is brought up. Anyway that will come some day for now I wish this family all the best.
Neither of them have any intention of giving up work? ??…why on earth did you play then? . There are lots of people out there who need work and don’t have the luxury of 14 million in the bank. ..don’t be bloody selfish
Pffft. Who needs millions and millions of euro. Not me. Yeah. :’(
It should have been me. Boohoo
I wonder is their surname Kenny..
They won the Lotto Forty years ago when he got his nose into the trough, took over the place that his dad used to feed at
Every bloody article.
Ah Neal it’s getting beyond a joke now!
I’d love if it was Kenny. Journal would go into meltdown.
Lends a fiver
Sure. send me you bank details and I’ll transfer the money tonight.
Massive congrats to them! If I won tomorrow I’d do the same, I’d clear my friends and families mortgages, are you allowed do that though? What if I wanted to buy them all cars too? Surely they’d get hammered with tax?
Yes they would be taxed on gifts/cash over a certain amount. Not sure what the threshold is though.
Yep the taxman will get his share http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/cat/thresholds.html
There’s no tax in Ireland on lottery winnings. In the USA , a low tax country, winners pay 40% tax.
Is it bad for me for think they are selfish for not packing in their jobs so someone else can get employment?
Maybe they are not employees, but self employed or small business owners who actually employ a few people.. giving up their work might put people on the dole..
Just won 14 million and not giving up work!
Sounds like a case of catholic guilt to me.
Will they pay their water charges???
Get a life Ken
They’ll buy their own water business
Eh, I was joking
Hope he applied for EURO2016 tickets.!!!!!!
Oh yea I’ve won millions and will keep working and living in the same house, what a loads ballox!!
I’d text the boss “Later Loser!” and give the house to the local homeless charity! A life of leisure and a big house in Dublin 4 here I come!!
Sure they can just go buy Sam Maguire now so for the Mayo footballers
Well done family may it bring u happiness
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