A lucky Tipperary Lotto player who scooped a cool €1m in the Daily Million draw says he'll buy a new set of car tyres for his "old banger".
The cautious dad, who belongs to a family syndicate, said he won’t be getting carried away with his newfound fortune as the family picked up their prize at Lotto HQ yesterday.
He explained: “As a family, we already have everything we need so I can’t see us going on a massive spending spree just because of the €1 million. The only plans we have is to pay off our mortgage which will be a massive help.
"We certainly won’t be splashing out on any new cars but I have promised myself four new tyres for the banger I’m driving around at the moment".
A total of €1.6m was paid out yesterday with two players from Cork and two from Dublin also collecting major prizes.
Another happy family syndicate was a close family group from Cork city who shared a €500,000 EuroMillions Plus prize which they scooped on Friday 14 June.
The winning ticket was purchased at Buckley’s Kiosk at Merchant’s Quay shopping centre on Patrick’s Street in Cork city.
The family plan to pay off their mortgage and put a plan in place to fund their children’s education in the future.
And a Dublin work syndicate who won a €91,415 Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize last Saturday night also picked up their shared prize.
The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen service station on the Malahide Road in Swords, Co. Dublin.
Cork woman Josephine Moynihan was another delighted winner,who pocketed a cool €48,308 which she won on Wednesday, May 22, with a ticket she purchased at Dano’s Supervalu in Mallow, Co. Cork.
Josephine plans celebrate her win by travelling to Australia and the USA with her family in the next couple of months.
Finally, two friends from Co. Dublin claimed a €35,385 EuroMillions Match 5 prize as a syndicate which they won by playing online.
The prize will be used to pay off some bills but the two pals vowed to enjoy the celebrations despite being just two Lucky Star numbers away from winning Tuesday night’s €25 million jackpot.
