One lucky punter in Meath has beaten incredible odds as they managed to turn a 50c Lotto bet into €16,500 profit.
There were celebrations this weekend when a tiny Lotto wager was transformed into an astounding five-figure sum in the blink of eye thanks to a lucky run of numbers.
The anonymous punter placed a bet that four particular numbers - 7, 8, 26 and 27 - would come out in Friday evening’s EuroMillions Plus draw.
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The invested just €0.50 in a BoyleSports shop in the county and snapped up mega odds of 33,000/1 against all four landing.
They needed all four numbers, 7, 8, 26 and 27, to roll out of the machine to win the bet.
But that’s exactly what happened as the draw unfolded, meaning the lucky customer was able to return to the shop the next day and walk off with a stunning loot totalling €16,500.50.
Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “It was a bit of a damaging night for us on Friday, but hats off to our County Meath customer who proved the big wins don’t necessarily require big stakes. Fair play to them for dreaming big and we hope their winnings go down a treat.”
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