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Portlaoise Parish lotto jackpot numbers picked by one player.
A Portlaoise Parish lotto player will have extra in the kitty for the Christmas celebrations this year after hitting the jackpot in the popular weekly draw.
Congratulations to Eimear Murphy, who was the only winner of €12,000 top prize when the numbers were drawn in the Portlaoise Parish Centre on Thursday, November 27.
Eimear won after being the only player to pick the numbers 3, 5, 19, 31. The promoter was Mai Murphy.
Congrats to the 16 Match 3 winners won €63 each. The community lotto jackpot reverts to €10,000. MORE BELOW PHOTO.
The draw takes place every Thursday in the Portlaoise Parish Centre. It can go to a maximum of €20,000 if there is a run of draws with no jackpot winners.
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It can be played online via www.portlaoiseparish.ie with proceeds going towards supporting the parish churches, schools and communities.
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