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Laura Lyne

Dublin has a new millionaire after lucky player scoops €1 million in Lotto Plus 1 draw

Dublin has a new millionaire after a lucky player scooped €1 million in the Lotto Plus 1 draw.

The winning ticket was sold at the Texaco Spar Express on the Crumlin Road in Dublin 12.

They're the eighth person to become a Lotto millionaire in Ireland this year.

The winning Lotto Plus 1 numbers were 2, 13, 15, 34, 38, 40 and the bonus ball was 37.

Lotto Results Wednesday: Ireland has a new millionaire after lucky punter nets huge windfall with ticket from Dublin store 

The store manager at the winning shop said: "There’s been serious excitement all morning once the news got out about the winning ticket.

"We’ve a lot of regular local customers, so we really hope that one of them has won. It’s a great feel-good story for the area."

A Lotto player in Kildare also came very close to winning the jackpot - but only matched five numbers and the bonus ball.

They still walked away with €795,450 after buying their ticket at the Motorway Services Area on the Ballynagalliagh Road in Mayfield, Monasterevin, Co Kildare.

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Store manager of Junction 14 Mayfield Texaco and Spar, Robert Weldon said: “We’re delighted to have sold the winning ticket in the Spar store here.

"There is a great buzz about the place this morning. Once we started spreading the good news to customers there was a stampede of people in checking their tickets.

"It really could be anyone. Where we are, we get so much passing trade, so it really could be anyone up and down the country who is the winner. I wish them the very best.”

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