Lotto winners in Cork and Galway have officially claimed two huge jackpots.
Both these lucky punters checked their tickets right away and found they had scooped the top prize.
The Rebel County winner won €2,469,871 in the May 29 draw after purchasing their ticket at O’Connell’s Foodstore in the seaside town of Myrtleville at the end of May.
While the draw on June 5 saw a syndicate from Co Galway scoop €2,475,303.
The Cork jackpot winner said: “I checked my ticket that night after the draw. I just couldn’t believe that every number was matching the ones printed on my ticket.
“I was definitely feeling overwhelmed. It certainly wasn’t easy getting to sleep that night and the next day was filled with a happy mix of shock and delight.
“I still can’t quite believe my luck. It really is still the best news – every time I hear the National Lottery ad, I can’t believe that I’m now one of those winners.”
And it was a similar story for the lucky group from Galway who received a notification telling them they had won a prize.
One said: “It was about an hour after the draw when I realised we had won. I am used to receiving the emails to say ‘You have won a prize’ when we might have matched three numbers or something similar but it’s definitely never been anything like this before. I was in a bit of shock at first so it took a while to sink in.
“We won on a ticket that I bought using the Shake, Pick & Play feature on the app. When you’re the syndicate manager, it’s definitely less pressure to buy the weekly tickets that way instead of remembering the numbers everyone has picked themselves.
“We’re all still so delighted with the good news and can’t quite believe our luck.”
