Two locally sold lotto tickets worth €36k each

Two tickets sold in this region for Saturday night's lotto draw are worth €36,687 each.

The two tickets were among 149 nationally which shared an astonishing prize fund of almost €5.5 million at the Match 5+Bonus prize tier.

As the Lotto jackpot was capped at €19.06 million, the funds that would usually go to the jackpot flowed down to the next highest tier at which there was a winner and in last night’s historic draw, this was the Match 5 + Bonus prize tier. Saturday's draw saw 149 winners match five numbers and the bonus to share a prize fund worth almost €5.5 million and they will now go on to claim €36,687 each.

The 149 players, from 26 counties, purchased their tickets both in-store and online at www.lottery.ie.

The two local tickets were sold at Maries in Moate and in the M6 Service Station between Athlone and Moate.

Four other winning tickets were sold in Westmeath, two in Kinnegad, at the Eurospar on Main Street and in Tesco, one in Mullingar, at Topic Newsagents and one online.

The National Lottery has urged players to check their tickets carefully and for the 149 winners to sign the back of their tickets and keep them safe. The lucky winners 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.