There will be celebrations in the hills of Donegal after a lucky Lotto punter scooped an incredible €90K in Saturday's draw.
They came very close to winning the €2.4m jackpot but missed out by just one number.
However, the player, who purchased their ticket online, will be consoled with a hefty prize of €90,260 for matching five numbers and the bonus.
The numbers drawn were: 23, 28, 33, 34, 41, 45 and bonus number was 39.
A National Lottery spokesperson revealed that the winner had already been notified by email and said: “This lucky winner of €90,260 has been alerted that they have won this prize and what a nice email to receive.
"We are encouraging all of our online and app players to check their emails and to contact our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and we will make arrangements for you to collect your prize once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
"We have also extended the period of time that winners can collect prizes to encourage people to stay at home and not require them to make any unnecessary journeys during the current public health emergency.”
Winners of Lotto and Lotto Plus, Lotto 54321, EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus, Telly Bingo, Daily Millions and Daily Millions Plus draws from 9th January 2020 until draws in the week 5th July 2020 will have an extra three months in which they can claim their prize.
The prize claims extension applies to winners who purchased their tickets and scratch card games in-store, online at www.lottery.ie and via the National Lottery app.
