Check your tickets! Lucky Laois Lotto player has won big
Winning ticket of huge Lotto prize sold in Laois shop
There is much to celebrate in Laois this weekend, after our exciting win against Carlow in the Joe McDonagh Cup final. One lucky Laois lotto player has plenty to celebrate this week, having won huge money in a recent draw.
The Laois Lotto player matched five numbers and the bonus in the main draw to win an incredible €389,066.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw at SuperValu Portlaoise, Unit 1, Parkside, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise.
The winning numbers in Saturday’s 6th June Lotto draw were: 18, 26, 30, 37, 38, 44 and the Bonus was 35.
In the Lotto Plus 2 draw, it was a Westmeath player who came out on top after winning €250,000. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw at Tesco Mullingar, Ash Road, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
The winning numbers in last night’s Lotto Plus 2 draw were: 02, 14, 16, 17, 31, 33 and the Bonus was 32.
“Saturday night’s Lotto draw saw not one, but two Lotto players in the Midlands win big,” National Lottery spokesperson Sarah Orr told the Leinster Express / Laois Live in a statement.
“We are encouraging all of our players, particularly in Laois and Westmeath, to carefully check their tickets today as there are two ticket holders out there with prizes worth €389,066 and €250,000 waiting to be claimed.
“The winners are advised to sign the back of their tickets and keep them safe. They should contact our Prize Claims team on 1800 666 222 and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prizes,” she finished.
Saturday night’s Lotto draw saw over 77,000 players nationwide win prizes across the Lotto and Plus draws, including the Match 5+Bonus winner and the Lotto Plus 2 top prize winner.
As there was no winner of the €3,067,628 jackpot on offer, Wednesday’s jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €3.5 million.