National Lottery bosses reveal location where winning lotto jackpot ticket worth life-changing €8.9m was sold
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LOTTO HQ has confirmed that a shop in Meath sold last night's winning ticket worth an eye-watering €8,915,056.
There was one winner of the staggering sum in the National Lottery draw - while two others were just one number shy of the jackpot.
Players in Meath are being urged to check their tickets to see if they are Ireland’s 8th Lotto jackpot winner of the year.
Two players from Wexford and Monaghan - who both matched five numbers and the bonus - will split the €103,316 prize on offer.
The Wexford player bought their ticket on Monday, October 3 in Centra, Ramsgrange, New Ross.
The Monaghan player bought their ticket online or on the National Lottery app.
A National Lottery spokesperson this morning said: “What a life-changing Wednesday night it was for one of our lucky players in Meath who now has a Lotto ticket worth over €8.9 million in their possession!
"It was a mega night of wins as two players from Wexford and matched 5 numbers and the bonus to scoop €51,658 each.
"This morning, we are appealing to all our players in Meath, Wexford and Monaghan to check their tickets carefully and if you are one of the winners, sign the back of the ticket and contact our prize claims team as soon as possible.
"This latest Meath winner is the 8th Lotto jackpot winner of the year and the 30th National Lottery millionaire of 2022.”
The National Lottery also confirmed that the winning store location will be revealed on Friday.
The winning numbers were 3, 8, 20, 24, 28, 29, and bonus number 40.
Over 85,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws including two winners of the Match 5 + Bonus prize, bagging €51,658 each.
There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 prize of €1,000,000 and the numbers drawn were 6, 19, 23, 27, 36, 46 and bonus number 11.
In the Lotto Plus 2 draw the digits pulled were 2, 4, 9, 21, 32, 42, and bonus number 27.
A total of 73 winners won €500 each in the Raffle draw, the winning number was 0226.
Meanwhile, Lotto bosses have revealed the winning Dublin shop where a EuroMillions Plus ticket worth €500,000 was sold.
The National Lottery is urging players in Balbriggan in north Co Dublin to check their tickets.
The winning Quick Pick ticket which is now worth a half million euro was sold on the day of the draw at the Spar store which is situated on Drogheda Street in the heart of Balbriggan town in Co. Dublin.
