The hunt has begun to find Ireland's latest big Lotto winner, who came remarkably close to taking home the jackpot prize of €2,671,887 in Saturday night's draw. They narrowly missed out on the top prize, but the lucky player still secured a hefty €45,758 by matching five of the six numbers, plus the bonus. The winning combination was 8, 14, 18, 28, 38 40 and bonus 42.
As the mystery winner has yet to come forward, the National Lottery has issued an appeal for all players to carefully check their numbers. As part of the appeal, they have confirmed exactly where the golden ticket was purchased.
It has been revealed that the winning Quick Pick ticket was bought on Friday, April 4 at Sharkey's Spar Express on Bishop Street in Tuam, Co Galway.
The National Lottery is urging players in this area to check their tickets carefully and if you're holding the winner, contact its claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie to arrange the collection of your prize.
Also in last night's draw, an incredible 80 players across Ireland won €13,000 EACH in the topped up the Lotto Plus Raffle, which had an additional €1 million added. The winning Lotto Plus Raffle number was 1743.
These winners are advised to sign the back of their tickets and check www.lottery.ie for details of their nearest An Post Prize Claim Centre, where their prize can be claimed. Online players will receive details of the process for claiming their prizes.
National Lottery Spokesperson Emma Monaghan said: "What a night of wins for our players! We're now urging everyone to check their tickets very carefully. If you're holding a winning ticket, please sign the back of it and keep it somewhere safe. And if you're our Galway winner, make sure to contact our Prize Claims team as soon as possible!"
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