€100,000 Lotto win in Athlone

AN ATHLONE shopper got the New Year off to a wonderful start by scooping a top prize of €100,000 in the National Lottery draw.

The winning ticket was sold in Dunnes Stores in Montree, in advance of the Christmas millionaire draw on New Year's Eve.
A spokesman for the National Lottery told the Westmeath Independent that the lucky winner or winners have not yet come forward. The winner or winners have 90 days to claim the lucrative prize.
The top prize of €1 million was won in Cork, while a €250,000 prize was won by a Lottery player in Donegal. The Athlone prize was one of four €100,000 wins – the others were in Listowel and two in Dublin.