Lotto players in Letterkenny, Co Donegal are being urged to check their tickets as National Lottery chiefs await the lucky winner of Tuesday night's Daily Millions top prize to come forward.
The National Lottery has today confirmed that Kelly's Centra in Mountain Top, Letterkenny, Co Donegal was the store that sold the winning ticket, which is worth a whopping €1 million.
The winning numbers in the draw, which took place at 9pm on Tuesday, May 16, were 18, 25, 28, 31, 33, 37 and the bonus was 16.
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Owner of Kelly's Centra, Mairtin Kelly, was delighted to learn his store had sold the winning ticket.
"Ah, sure, it's a day of pure joy and excitement here at our humble shop in beautiful Letterkenny! We're absolutely thrilled beyond words to have sold a winning Daily Millions ticket worth €1 million to one of our cherished customers," he said.
"It's an incredible feeling to know that our little corner of the world has brought such life-changing luck to someone. Our heartfelt congratulations go out to the winner. Our little shop in Co Donegal will forever be a part of this incredible story, and we couldn't be happier. I’m planning to spend the bonus we’ll get on staff and throw a big party to celebrate."
As the National Lottery waits for the winner to come forward, bosses have encouraged all players in the area to carefully check their tickets and, if the numbers match those above, to sign the back of the ticket and keep it safe, and also to make contact with the prize claims team over the phone on 1800 666 222 or via email on claims@lottery.ie.
A spokesperson for the National Lottery said: "It’s been an incredible couple of months for Daily Millions players. So far this year, eight National Lottery players have scooped top prizes across the Daily Millions and Plus games.
"This latest win in Donegal is the 4th time a player has scooped the Daily Million top prize worth €1 Million so far this year following wins in Kerry, Dublin and Tipperary. We’re encouraging all our Daily Million players in Donegal to check their tickets carefully, and if they are the winner, sign the back of the ticket, and make contact with our prize claims team so that arrangements can be made for them to claim their life-changing prize."
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