Three Offaly lotto tickets worth €36k each

Three tickets sold in Offaly for Saturday night's lotto draw are worth €36,687 each.

The three tickets were among 149 nationally which shared an astonishing prize fund of almost €5.5 million at the Match 5+Bonus prize tier.

As the Lotto jackpot was capped at €19.06 million, the funds that would usually go to the jackpot flowed down to the next highest tier at which there was a winner and in last night’s historic draw, this was the Match 5 + Bonus prize tier. Saturday's draw saw 149 winners match five numbers and the bonus to share a prize fund worth almost €5.5 million and they will now go on to claim €36,687 each.

The 149 players, from 26 counties, purchased their tickets both in-store and online at www.lottery.ie.

The three Offaly tickets were sold at Uisneach Service Station, Pallas, Blueball; Inver Oil, Geashill and Dunnes Stores, Church Road, Tullamore.

The National Lottery has urged players to check their tickets carefully and for the 149 winners to sign the back of their tickets and keep them safe. The lucky winners should make contact with the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prizes.