Match 5 Lotto winning ticket worth over €20k sold in local outlet

A local Lotto player could be over €22,778 better off after matching five numbers in the Christmas day draw.

The lucky winner, who bought their ticket in Monksland Service Station, (Circle K/Spar) was one of 36 winners who matched five numbers on December 25.

The National Lottery revealed the winning locations of Match 5 tickets from past two Lotto draws in recent days.

Across the past two Lotto draws, players who won at the Match 5 prize tier have enjoyed boosted prize funds. As the Lotto jackpot remains capped, this means that the funds that would usually be added to the jackpot are instead distributed to the next prize tier at which there is a winner. Since there was no winner of the Match 5 + Bonus category in either last Saturday’s or Wednesday’s draws, the additional funds were added to the next tier with a winner which was the Match 5 prize tier on both nights.

The National Lottery revealed the selling locations where each of the 36 tickets that matched 5 numbers in last Saturday night’s (25th December) draw were purchased as well as where each of the 17 tickets that matched 5 numbers in Wednesday night’s (29th December) draw were purchased.

The 36 winning ticket holders from last Saturday’s draw will now go on to claim €22,778 each while the 17 players who matched 5 numbers in Wednesday’s draw will claim €40,224 each.

The winning numbers for the Saturday 25th December draw were: 11, 17, 19, 23, 26, 43 and the bonus was 31.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday 29th December draw were: 22, 25, 28, 32, 35, 47 and the bonus was 15.

The National Lottery are continuing to appeal to players to check their tickets carefully and advising the 36 winners from Saturday and the 17 winners from Wednesday to sign the back of their tickets and keep them safe. The lucky winners, who purchased their tickets in-store and online, 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.

All lof the Match 5 winners from the past two draws should contact their prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize.