The lucky winner of a life-changing Lotto jackpot has made contact with the National Lottery, it has been confirmed.
Donegal Daily yesterday exclusively revealed that one of the two tickets which shared Saturday night’s whopping €12,747,755 jackpot was sold in the county.
The winning stores where the tickets were purchased were in Inishowen and Athlone, with the store names to be revealed tomorrow.
Arrangements are now being made for both winners to claim their prizes worth €6,373,878.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “What a weekend it was for National Lottery winners all over the country! Saturday night’s draw saw two players in Donegal and Westmeath share the largest amount seen so far this year. The two winners, who have become Ireland’s newest multi-millionaires, have both been in contact with our Prize Claims team and arrangements are now being made for them to claim their life-changing prizes.”
Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on all National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage, and the Irish Language. In total, more than €6 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 35 years ago. In 2021 alone, €304 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
