Co Tipperary man wins €500,000 on his lunch break

It was a day to remember for three lucky National Lottery players who claimed a total of €668,054 in Daily Million and Lotto prizes at National Lottery headquarters in Dublin today.

The biggest winner was a lucky man from Co. Tipperary who scooped the Daily Million Plus top prize of €500,000 on Friday June 8,  when he was on his lunch break!

While passing through Carrick on Suir, the player popped into the Texaco Spar Service station on John Street where he picked up a sandwich and a Daily Million Quick Pick ticket which netted €500,000 on the 2pm draw.

The lucky winner who wishes to keep his win private said:“I play the DailyMillion game each and every Friday at lunch time because I always joke with my colleagues that I’ll be going back to work after lunch as a millionaire! I didn’t win the million euro jackpot but the €500,000 prize is absolutely lifechanging to me and my family. It was a nerve-wracking weekend knowing that I had a piece of paper worth half a million euro in the house! I have only told my closest family members about my win so I won’t be getting too carried away with any wild celebrations!". Discussing his spending plans for his €500,000 Daily Million top prize, the lucky Tipperary player said:“There’s only one thing that I really need and that’s a new home for my young family. We’re going to take a bit of time out and do some house-hunting before we decide on our new family home. Knowing that we will be mortgage free for the rest of our lives is such an incredible feeling."

Meanwhile a lucky Lidl shopper claimed a tidy €106,121 after matching 5 Numbers Plus Bonus on the Lotto Draw from Saturday June 2. The ticket was bought in the Lidl Store, on the Dublin Road in Ardee, Co. Louth.

A small family syndicate who claimed their prize said it will allow then take their first foreign holiday in 11 years. “Money has been very tight so the first thing we will do is go out and get passports and book a sun break. Next on the list is to buy a good quality second hand car. This will make a huge difference to our family, we are absolutely thrilled.”

Tipperary’s hot lottery streak continued at National Lottery headquarters as a delighted family from the Premier County picked up a cool €61,933 which they won on the Lotto draw on Saturday 12th May.