A Kildare man who scooped half a million euro on a scratch card is yet to tell his wife of the win.
The lucky punter kept the life-changing €500,000 win close to his chest - but said the first thing he’s going to do after collecting his winnings is break the news to her.
The winner, who purchased the winning Scratch Card at Spar in the appropriately named village of Prosperous, in Co. Kildare, said he couldn’t believe his luck when he scratched his way to the jackpot.
The Kildare winner said: “I bought the scratch card over the weekend and thought there had to be a mistake I couldn’t have been lucky enough to win a half million euros.
“I decided not to tell a soul until I came into the Lottery offices to make my claim, just in case there was a mistake!
“I now have the cheque and a bottle of bubbly so I’m going to go home and gently break the news to my wife. I don’t think she’s going to believe me.”
Kildare punter scoops over €5,000 becoming the county's second lotto win of the week
He was one of two big scratch card winners to collect prizes in the National Lottery office today.
The other winner, who moved to Ireland from Eastern Europe in December, scooped a cool €100,000 on a Money Multiplier Scratch Card purchased in Tom Stanley Newsagents in Blanchardstown shopping centre.
