Limerick punters have once again been urged to check their tickets after Lotto chiefs announced a €1million raffle ticket was sold in Askeaton.
The player bought their lucky slip on November 24 - more than a month before the millionaire raffle on New Year's Eve.
Staff at Ryan’s Centra store in Askeaton were celebrating on Friday after one of their customers purchased the winning ticket with a code of 010661.
Co-owner Brian Hanly said: “We can’t believe this! What a great way to start 2020 for one of our customers.
"We were just told the good news this morning and we really hope it’s a local.
"There has been no speculation as to who the winner may be just yet, so over the next few days, we will be ensuring that all of customers check their tickets to see if they are the winner of the €1million prize.”
A Lotto spokesman warned the public that the ticket may have been a Christmas present.
He said: "We are calling on all of our players in Limerick to carefully check their Millionaire Raffle tickets to see if they are the big winner of the €1 million prize.
"The winning raffle ticket was sold way back on Sunday 24 November so it really was a case of the early bird getting the worm!
"There is a possibility that the ticket may have been a present so if you received a Millionaire Raffle ticket as a Christmas gift, make sure you check it carefully and if you are the winner, contact the National Lottery prize claims team and we will arrange for you to come and collect your prize."
