Athlone shop sells €146,000 winning lotto ticket

Someone had a Saturday night to remember locally after matching five numbers and the bonus to win an incredible €146,878 in Saturday's lottery draw.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Thursday April 30, at The Grove Service Station in Baylough, Athlone.

The main winner in Saturday night’s lotto draw was a Dublin player who won the staggering €8,726,418 jackpot.

The Dublin player, who is certain to be celebrating today, took the title of second Lotto jackpot winner of the year to date.

The winning numbers for Saturday’s Lotto draw (2nd May) were: 01, 07, 27, 28, 34, 42 and the bonus was 26.