Could it be you? Longford Lotto player scoops €87,233 in Wednesday night draw
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Sunday, March 10 at Finn's Centra, Ballymahon
A Lotto player in Longford had a Wednesday to remember after matching five numbers and the bonus to win €87,233.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Sunday, March 10 at Finn's Centra store at the Maxol service station on the Athlone Road in Ballymahon, Co Longford.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday, March 13 draw were: 02, 09, 23, 25, 28, 34 and the bonus was 35.
Longford Lotto players are being urged to check their tickets carefully today as one player now has a ticket worth €87,233. The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it safe.
The Match 5+Bonus winner should contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected] and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize in Lotto HQ.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “Wednesday’s Lotto draw saw over 67,000 players nationwide win prize across the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws.
"A Longford player took the title of biggest winner of the night after matching five numbers and the bonus in the midweek draw to win €87,233. The winner purchased their Quick Pick ticket on Sunday, March 10 at the Centra store at the Maxol service station on the Athlone Road in Ballymahon.
"We are urging all of our players who may have purchased their tickets at that particular service station over the weekend to carefully check their tickets. The winner should make contact with our prize claims team as soon as possible and arrangements will be made for them to visit Lotto HQ to collect their prize.”
Meanwhile, as there was no outright winner of the €4,496,070 jackpot in last night’s draw, Saturday’s jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €5 million.
Lotto players dreaming of celebrating over the Bank Holiday are reminded that tickets for this weekend’s draw can be purchased nationwide in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.45pm cut-off time for sales on Saturday evening.
Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on 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 36 years ago. In 2022 alone, €259.5 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.