A Cavan man was dead lucky when he spotted his EuroMillions win while looking at bereavement notices on a news website.
The punter described how he found out that he had won a massive €270,365 from the draw on Tuesday night with a Quick Pick ticket he bought in Cootehill.
The news of his win came at the most unlikely of times, as he was searching for funeral details on the Northern Sound website.
He said: “I was searching for funeral details on the Northern Sound radio website when an article for the EuroMillions winner in Cavan popped up on my screen.
“It said, ‘winning EuroMillions ticket sold in Cootehill’ and it stopped me dead in my tracks.
“I scrolled through the story in the hope that it was Hannigan’s store. As soon as I saw the winning shop details, I just knew it was me.”
The lucky Cavan man admitted that the realisation of his win has yet to sink in and he plans to take some time out before he plans any major spending spree:
“To us, it really is a life-changing sum of money to win so we’re going to enjoy the celebrations over the weekend and after that, we’ll sit down with our bank manager, pay off our mortgage and make a plan for the rest of the money.”
