Meath man wins €415k after he bought Lotto ticket to cheer himself up

A Meath man who decided to buy a Lotto ticket to cheer himself up after being turned down for a job ended up scooping a massive €415,000!

The man, in his early thirties, revealed today he felt deflated after failing to clinch the job after coming through two gruelling rounds of interview.

But his luck turned full-circle when he matched five numbers plus bonus on the Lotto draw on Saturday 8th July, bagging himself €415,000.

Sitting in the National Lottery winner’s room today alongside his elated partner, he said: “I am still pinching myself after finding out. I couldn’t wait to get into National Lottery HQ with my ticket as I was afraid I was going to lose it. Yes, I was fairly disappointed at not getting the job, as I thought the two stages of the interview, although tough, went really well. But you can rest assured, it’s a distant memory now”.

The winning ticket was sold in Tara News, Main Street in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath.

When asked what he will spend his winnings on, the player said: “I don’t really know yet. I’m going to take a few days and let it all sink in. We’ll definitely get the ball rolling on buying a house now and I’m going to give a bit of it to a couple of charities that are close to my heart. I’m also going to look after my parents and obviously my partner. We have our holiday booked for September so we will be sure to upgrade our hotel and we’ll be able to watch the purse strings less while away!“

This win comes at a time where Irish Lottery players are having more than their share of the rub of the green. Ireland boasted a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot winner last Friday (7th July), and in the past week the Lotto jackpot for €6.5 million was won, with the ticket being bought at Argue’s Londis Store in Cootehill, Co. Cavan. As well as that, the Carroll family, from the Curragh, Co Kildare, picked up their cheque for €500,000 last week, won on the Lotto Plus 1 game.

Playing National Lottery funds good causes across Ireland. Approximately 30 cent in every Euro spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes all over Ireland, supporting organisations and individuals in the areas of health, education, sports, the environment, arts and heritage.

In 2016 alone, the National Lottery raised over €210 million good causes. This level of funding has made a significant difference to communities, projects and individuals in the areas of Youth, Sports, Recreation, Amenities, Health, Welfare, Arts, Culture, National Heritage and the Irish Language.