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THE WINNER OF last night’s bumper €7.1 million jackpot has contacted the National Lottery.
The winner bought their ticket online and it’s been confirmed as the biggest ever win by an online player. The precise winnings were €7,179,959.
The National Lottery says that an online player has only ever won the jackpot on five occasions, the previous record was €5.5 million back in 2010
Given that the winning ticket was bought online there is no location for where the winner hails from.
Separately, another millionaire was made last night when someone won the Lotto’s Daily Million draw.
That winner came from Dublin with the winning ticket purchased in Ormsby’s newsagents on the North Circular Road.
Shop owners, John and Paula Ormsby said there’s been excitement among customers after news of the win came out.
“Our shop opened 30 years ago and we have been selling Lotto tickets from the start,” they said.
“Our customers are very much locals. There is lots of speculation as to who the winner might be but we hope it is one of our regulars.”
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Take my advice:
Tell no one, especially your relatives and never buy a brand new car.
@David Sinclair: second hand fiesta:)
@David Sinclair: Waste of a win to even want to stay here in the cold and rain and live miserable penny pinching life and still going to work as well?
@David Sinclair: have you won before david. Sounds like you did you lucky duck!
@David Sinclair: it’s impossible to hide from relatives, especially if you didn’t have much before.
You might think it’s a good idea not to tell them, but they will know and it will eventually destroy your relationship with them.
That’s the truth
I was asked if I won the Lotto what would i do with the begging letters, I said I’d keep sending them.
@RobbieL: winner of the comment section today.
I won….. form an orderly queue
@Daniel Murray: Leo and FG Should be made read the heartbraking desperate begging letters typical to lotto winners.
@Free speech has to return here: no letters for FF who are allowing the bullsh!t to continue?
@Free speech has to return here: somehow or other, you managed to turn this story into an anti-FG rant.
A porter in the Mater Hospital if rumour’s are true ?
” There is no location from where the winner hails from ” poor sentence !
I’m sending all our ex-Leaders & Ministers letters. I’m feeling lucky
Congratulations….
A$$hole
congratulations
You have been doing great work by providing this useful information.
lottery.mhada.gov.in
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