A lucky player from Co Mayo has won the €5.4 million Lotto jackpot, joining the ranks of 35 National Lottery millionaires in 2024.
The search is on for Ireland's latest multi-millionaire, who won the Lotto jackpot on Saturday night. They stand to take home an eye-watering prize of €5,419,866 after correctly matching all six numbers and the bonus. These were 2, 4, 5, 10, 16 17 and bonus 23. This marks the 11th Lotto jackpot scooped this year, following wins by players in Dublin (5), Limerick (2), Louth, Wexford and most recently, Galway.
This latest win also makes last night's winner the 35th National Lottery millionaire of 2024. National Lottery bosses have issued an appeal for players to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they have revealed where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the life-changing bet was place by someone in Co Mayo. The exact store location where the winning ticket was bought will be revealed on Monday. Also in Saturday night's draw, two Dublin players struck gold after matching five numbers plus the bonus to bag €40,341 each. One Quick Pick ticket was purchased on 27th December from Shiels Supermarket in Malahide, while the other Quick Pick was purchased on the day of the draw from Tesco Extra Balbriggan in the Millfield Shopping Centre. National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan has appealed to all players in Mayo and Dublin to check their tickets very carefully. She said: 'What an extraordinary night for Mayo and Dublin players, with three incredible wins! We now have a Mayo player who’s €5.4 million richer, claiming the title of the 35th National Lottery millionaire as we close out the year, and two Dublin players each securing a fantastic €40,000 prize
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