A Dublin woman was left shell-shocked today as she picked up a cheque for €250,000 from Lotto HQ.
The mum, who thought she had won €125,000, walked out with double the prize after topping the Lotto Plus 2 draw.
But when she saw that there were two winners - she was convinced she would walk away with half the amount.
She said: “When I realised I’d won, I saw online that there were two winners of Lotto Plus 2. I just assumed that we were sharing the prize and we were absolutely delighted with €125,000.
"But to be told that we have won a quarter of a million has just blown my mind – I think I’m even more shocked now than when I found out that I had a winning ticket!”
The winning ticket was sold in the Spar store in Orlagh Grove, Knocklyon and was delighted with the €125,000 she originally thought she had won.
She continued: “My husband went to the shops and scanned the ticket and it told him to contact the National Lottery. He checked the numbers in the car and drove straight home.
"He burst through the door and started shouting loudly. I thought something terrible had happened but he said, ‘I think we’ve won on the Lotto’.”
“The news really hasn’t sunk in yet as we were prepared to get €125,000 but now that has doubled I suppose it has to sink in again.
"It’s been an incredible few days so I’m looking forward to relaxing with the family this weekend and we can start to begin to plan how we are going to spend the money."
