National Lottery apologises after four top prizes worth €180k was not included for players to win in three scratch card games
The mistake was discovered following an internal review of all National Lottery products over the last six weeks.
The Lotto, EuroMillions, Daily Millions, digital games and other National Lottery products were unaffected.Anyone who enters the Christmas Bonus Draws will be automatically entered – the bonus draws for players of Hampers Sweets and Treats, Merry Money or Christmas Countdown scratch cards, which were bought after 1 October.
The Lottery said it will fund the cost of the special draw and will donate any additional funds to Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. National Lottery CEO Andrew Algeo said: "We are deeply sorry for these errors which should have been fixed before the games went on sale."
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