Hours left before €45,000 Laois lotto prize expires

A Telly Bingo  player has just hours to claim a €45,000 prize from the National Lottery.  

It has issued a final appeal to Telly Bingo players in the Portlaoise area to urgently check their old tickets from the Friday, July 14 draw as a Snowball prize worth €45,075 remains unclaimed. 

The claim deadline for this prize is close of business today,  Thursday, October 12. 

The winning ticket was purchased at Dunnes Stores in the Kyle Shopping Centre on James Fintan Lalor Avenue in Portlaoise on Tuesday, July 4. 

A National Lottery spokesperson has called on all Laois players to check their old tickets immediately to ensure the winner does not miss out on claiming this €45,075 prize.

“A player in Laois has just hours to go until the claim deadline for a Snowball prize worth €45,075 which was won during the summer on Friday 14th July. As ticketholders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize, the claim deadline for this Snowball prize is Thursday 12th October. We are eager to hear from the winner as soon as possible. We are appealing to any of our Telly Bingo players who may have purchased their ticket on Tuesday 4th July at Dunnes Stores in the Kyle Shopping Centre on James Fintan Lalor Avenue in Portlaoise to get checking their old tickets. It is definitely time to search through coat pockets and handbags to make sure this is not missed out on,” a Lotto spokesperson said.  

Urgent appel to Laois player as time running out on massive lotto prize

“We are keeping our fingers crossed that this may sound familiar to one of our players and that the winner will come forward before close of business on Thursday. The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to make contact with our prize claims team as soon as possible on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prize,” they added.