A Dublin couple won a life-changing €500,000 hours after saying a good luck prayer at their local church.
They were one of two couples to scoop half-a-million euros each in last Friday's EuroMillions Plus draw.
One of the winners said: "It was funny as I stopped by the local church that morning for a quick prayer. I was only less than five minutes in the church where I prayed for good luck.
"Little did I know that someone was listening!
"The last thing we expected was to be €500,000 richer 12 hours later! We still cannot believe our luck and the winnings will go towards a few DIY projects we have at home."
Meanwhile, a second couple in Co Meath also won the same amount, with both arriving in Lotto HQ in Dublin today to collect their prizes.
They said: “I saw the email coming in as I was in work and I just expected it to be one saying that I had won €4 or something, which has happened a couple of times recently.
"When I finished work later that night I opened the mail and logged into my account on the National Lottery app and saw that we had won.
"I just kept checking and refreshing the screen in case the numbers were from a past draw. I still don’t think it has properly sunk in!
"It’s an amazing feeling and it is going to be a huge bit of comfort for us and our family."
It came after a lucky punter in Fermoy, Co Cork scooped €500,000 in last night's EuroMillions Plus draw.
National Lottery bosses are calling on players in the Rebel County to check their tickets to see if they won the life-changing sum.
The five winning EuroMillions Plus numbers from last night were: 05, 07, 09, 29 and 35.
There was no winner of the €25,800,035 main EuroMillions Jackpot.
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