A pair of Dublin Lotto players came agonisingly close to nabbing the jackpot on Saturday.
Both players came just one number shy of pocketing the €2 million jackpot, matching five numbers and the bonus.
Despite just missing out on the massive payday, they didn't leave empty handed and will share €51,244 between them.
That means that they get to enjoy €25,622 each which should be a nice consolation prize.
The two winning tickets were bought at Newsbees store in Belgard Heights, Tallaght and in Centra Lusk, Dun Emer, Lusk.
A Lotto spokesman said: "In a week where the biggest Lotto jackpot in more than two years was won (€11.2 million) by a ticketholder who purchased their ticket in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, it is fantastic to see more major wins for National Lottery participants across the country.
"We are advising all our Lotto players in Waterford and Dublin to check their Lotto tickets and if you do happen to be one of those three lucky ticketholders, be sure to sign the back of the ticket, keep these valuable pieces of paper safe and contact our prize claims team on 01 836 4444 and we will make arrangements for you to come to the National Lottery to get your prize."
