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Michéal Lynch, (third from the right) Owner, SPAR, Castlegregory, County Kerry is pictured celebrating with his staff, Noelle O’Connor, Denise Galvin, Ciara Sheahan, Dara Rohan, Eileen O’Sullivan, Martin Smith, Hilton Clapham and Aidan O’Connor, after selling a €1,000,000 Lotto ticket at his Country Store on Friday. Pic: Don Mac Monagle / Mac Innes Photography
THE National Lottery confirmed that the winning ticket for Wednesday’s €1 million Lotto Plus 1 top prize was sold at The Country Store on Strand Street in Castlegregory and it’s a local winner.
While the National Lottery said yesterday evening, that it was still waiting to hear from the winning ticket holder who has officially become the 3rd National Lottery millionaire of 2023, store owner Micheal Lynch told Radio Kerry this morning that it was a local woman who won the prize.
Micheál was ecstatic to receive the call from the National Lottery following Wednesday’s draw. “Anytime that you see the National Lottery number popping up on your phone, you know it’s going to be good news,” laughed the Kerry retailer.
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Micheál said they heard the news of the win yesterday evening and he told a woman who came into the shop and advised her to check her ticket. The woman called back 15 minutes later to say she had won.
“Our customers have had a recent run of good fortune with Lottery prizes in the store but this million euro win puts the icing on the cake. Just before Christmas, our own staff syndicate won a €50,000 EuroMillions prize, so we know what the winning feeling is like! The whole town will be out celebrating today and we wish them every bit of luck with this life-changing prize,” he added.
Officials from the National Lottery will visit the winning store in Castlegregory today (Friday) to officially announce it as the winning Lotto location.
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