Offaly player still coming to terms with lottery win

A National Lottery player from Offaly has said they’re still coming to grips with their huge win after claiming an amazing €225,634 in the National Lottery's Winners Room this afternoon. The player, who wishes to remain private, revealed the moment they realised they’d won the incredible prize: “I was so engrossed in the World Cup and I completely forgot to check my tickets that evening. It was only later on before bed it clicked with me and I went online to have a look. Well, words just can’t describe the feeling! It was mixture of shock, disbelief and excitement. I’d to check the numbers at least four or five times to be sure, before I told my partner”, they said.

The winning match 5 plus bonus ticket was sold Monday, November 21, in Spar, Obama Plaza, Moneygall.

“I was so worried about looking after the ticket, that I put it in bubble wrap and hid it under my bed!”, they added.

“You took better care of that ticket than you do me”, the winner’s partner jested.