"I won't charge for babysitting anymore!" - Kildare family picks up massive €1m cheque at Lottery HQ

National Lottery players from Kildare collected a cheque worth a whopping €1 million they won in the Daily Millions game.  

The winners from Kildare, who wish to keep their win private, are a family syndicate of seven, which was set up back in 2016.  

“I always thought if I was fortunate to win – I'd love to share it”, said the head of the group syndicate.

“What’s crazy was, I took a notion on that Tuesday to play the Daily Millions game and for some reason, I’ve no idea why, but I took out a line and put one with all the numbers of our birthdays on it.

"It’s just wild to think that flippant decision resulted in us winning €1 Million!”, he added 

The syndicate purchased their winning ticket for Tuesdays, 23rd May draw on the National Lottery app. 

“I actually thought it was a hoax when I went on to the app and saw I’d won €1 Million. All those zeros – it just couldn’t be real! But I contacted the National Lottery prize claims team the following morning and they confirmed it all for me. I rang up the rest of the syndicate and it's safe to say they all had different reactions! Some we’re in complete disbelief, some shouted expletives on the phone to me and some cried!” laughed the head of the group syndicate. 

The family are looking forward to hosting a private celebration amongst themselves to mark the momentous occasion.  

“It’s a real feel-good factor to share something like this with family”, another syndicate member added. 

“I won’t charge for babysitting all of your kids anymore”, laughed another. 

Daily Million draws take place twice a day, seven days a week at 2pm and 9pm and costs just €1 per play.