Celebrations in Co Kildare with 3 national Lottery prizes this week
A Co Kildare husband and wife are now celebrating Christmas with gusto after scooping €500,000 in the Euro Millions Plus draw last Friday.
The delighted husband and wife syndicate were amongst three National Lottery prize winners who visited the iconic Winners Room today to get Christmas off in style by claiming prizes totalling over €970,000.
The happy husband revealed how he learned of the couple’s good fortune last Saturday after running errands, walking the family dog, and taking an hour-long nap!
After his well-deserved sleep he checked the news on his phone and saw media articles saying that the winning EuroMillions Plus ticket from Friday’s draw was sold in the Tesco store on the Maynooth Road in Celbridge, where he bought his Quick Pick the day before.
The happy winner said: “I reached for my coat pocket, sat back down and checked the numbers. I closed my eyes again and double checked. I genuinely believed I was still asleep and dreaming. It was the most surreal moment. We cannot believe it and obviously we’re thrilled. We are going to bring the children on a nice holiday in the New Year”.
Also collecting an early Christmas bonus at National Lottery headquarters today were another husband and wife team from Co. Tipperary who scooped the €250,000 top prize on a Money Multiplier 40X scratch card.
The happy couple, who were joined in the Winners’ Room by their family and friends, vowed to have the best Christmas ever by sharing their winnings with their children.
“We just can’t believe it. I always treat myself to two scratch cards every weekend but I never expected to win anything like this, especially the week before Christmas,” said the emotional Tipperary woman.
The lucky t€10 Money Multiplier 40X scratch card was purchased at the Post Office in Templemore, Co. Tipperary.
“It’s going to be a Christmas to remember, that’s for sure. The best thing about our scratch card win is that we don’t have to do any Christmas shopping for our children! Each of the kids will be getting their own special cheque on Christmas morning which will hopefully be put towards their own mortgage deposits,” she laughed.
And third through the doors was another Kildare winner to collect a cheque for €220,690 won on the Lotto Match 5 plus Bonus from November 11th. The dad purchased his Quick Pick ticket at Wards Service Station, Cooleragh, Coill Dubh, Naas, Co Kildare.
The winner said he has been so busy in work that he waited several weeks before making his claim. “It’s a lovely amount of money to win especially at this time of the year. I won’t be going mad I will put the money away for the moment but it will certainly be a very special Christmas,” he said.
Meanwhile, last week a Co Kildare mother-of-two had all her Christmases come together when she scratched her way to a €50,000 festive gift – on a scratch card bought in the shop she works in
Karen Keiller, from Kilmead in Athy couldn’t contain her delight when she called into the Winner’s Room of the National Lottery HQ today to collect her mega prize.
Karen works in the Spar shop on The Village Green, Nurney, Co. Kildare and bought an All Cash Platinum scratch card when she finished her shift last Wednesday evening.
She said: “I waited until I got home and had a cup of tea in my hand before I scratched the card at the kitchen table. I was in shock when I saw the amount I won. I went straight into my next door neighbours to ask them to check that I wasn’t seeing things!”
Karen has been so busy with work she hasn’t had a chance yet to get a proper start on her Christmas shopping, and her big win will certainly help when she hits the shops this Saturday morning.
She said: “But I won’t go mad I will give myself a bit of time before I decide what to do with all the money. But I will pay off my bills and I might change my car in the New Year. And I will give a few bob to each of my two sons Ciaran (16) and Tadgh (19).”