A local shop owner in Meath has said he is in "complete shock" after Lotto bosses confirmed that they sold the jackpot-winning ticket from Wednesday night's draw.
The stub is worth a massive €8.9m and is the second time in 2022 that a punter bought their winning ticket in the Royal county after a near-€5m jackpot went to a Meath native in February.
This time around it is Lowthe’s Londis in Duleek who are celebrating selling the life-changing ticket.
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Store owner Seamus Lowthe was completely shocked to get the call that his store sold the winning life-changing ticket;
"The first thing I did was check my own ticket as I did the Lotto on Wednesday night for the first time in a while. I was in complete shock when the local rep called me the following day to let me know we’d sold the winning ticket. We’re a local family run store, open thirty-eight years and selling the Lotto thirty years and this is our first ever big win. It’s complete magic for us”, he said.
"It’s going to create some buzz and atmosphere around the village over the next couple of days. Everyone will be wondering who won. I hope it’s someone local, it would be great. It’s a class amount, life-changing. I’m absolutely delighted for the winner and I’m delighted for us. We wish them all the very best”, he added.
The National Lottery has also confirmed that it is still waiting to hear from the winning ticket holder who now has a ticket in their possession worth €8.9 million.
The Meath player is the eighth Lotto jackpot winner of 2022 following wins by players in Wexford, Mayo, Meath, Dublin (2) Kilkenny and Galway.
The Meath winner is also the 30th National Lottery millionaire of 2022.
Saturday's Lotto jackpot is now worth €2 million, but tonight's EuroMillions is worth an estimated €55 million, with ticket sales stopping at 7.45pm on Friday evening.
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