One extremely lucky punter has come forward with the winning ticket for May 22’s whopping €6.4 million jackpot, according to the National Lottery.
The Midlands Lotto player is now the third Lotto jackpot winner this year.
Speaking about the life-changing sum, a National Lottery spokesperson said: “We are delighted to confirm that the Lotto winner who scooped the €6.4 million jackpot on Saturday 22nd May has made contact with our prize claims team.
“We are now in the process of making arrangements for the jackpot prize to be paid.”
The Athlone win marked the first of three consecutive Lotto jackpot wins over the course of three weekends.
Following the €6,489,165 win on Saturday, May 22, a Lotto player in Cork landed the €2,469,871 jackpot on May 29, after purchasing their ticket at O’Connell’s Foodstore in the seaside town of Myrtleville.
The third Lotto jackpot win came on Saturday, June 5, when an online player in Galway won the €2,475,303 jackpot.
Meanwhile, the Lotto jackpot for this Saturday (July 3) is set to roll to an estimated €5 million.
Around 30 cent in every €1 spent on all National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage, and the Irish Language.
In total, more than €6 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 34 years ago.
According to the National Lottery, in 2020 alone, €254 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
