Mystery surrounded the identity of Ireland’s newest millionaire in Kilkenny today as news broke that the golden Lotto ticket was sold in the county.
The Cats certainly got the cream as one lucky punter landed a staggering €12.7m in Wednesday night’s draw, the 13th biggest win in the history of the game in Ireland.
Local man Darragh Walsh told The Irish Mirror: “I haven’t heard a thing myself but whoever it is, they’re fierce lucky.
“It’s an unreal amount of money to win and I hope whoever got it enjoys every last cent.”
A manager at a local garage said that he thought the ticket was sold outside of the city because he had heard nothing about it yet.
He said: “I don’t think a shop in the city sold it because we’d always hear something about it.
“But it’s all been very hush at the minute.”
Another local who was sitting enjoying food from the market in front of Kilkenny Castle said: “It’s such a life-changing amount of money, I wish it was me.
“I wouldn’t be sitting here now if it was me!”
The lucky punter is yet to come forward but people have been asked to check their tickets for the winning numbers which are 4, 14, 20, 23, 27 and 37 and the bonus was 39.
The shop that sold the ticket is yet to be revealed.
But it wasn’t just Kilkenny that saw Lotto luck this week as €250,000 was won with a Quick Pick ticket purchased at the Corrib Oil service station in Fairgreen, Portlaoise on the day of the draw.
Meanwhile, two further players in Cavan and Dublin also came agonisingly close to sharing the €12.7 million jackpot on offer after they won the Match 5 + Bonus prize which was worth €416,263. The winners will each take home a prize of €208,132.
The winning Cavan Quick Pick ticket was sold at Cullies Mace services station on the Ballyhayes Road in Cavan Town while the other ticket in Dublin was sold at the Circle K store/Sundrive service station on Lower Kimmage Road in Dublin 6 W.
A spokesman for The National Lottery said: “As always with multi-million jackpot wins, it is important that we inform the winning retailer and of course to give the winning ticketholder the time and space they need to let this truly life-altering €12.7 million win sink in.
“With so many big winners in Wednesday night’s Lotto draw, we are asking everyone who bought a ticket for the draw to check their tickets carefully.
“We advise the winner of any of these prizes to try their best to remain calm and be sure to sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place.
“The winners can contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and we will make arrangements for you to collect your prize.”
