Lotto luck strikes twice in October for Mayo players
Management and staff of Casey's Londis at Circular Road in Ballina pictured celebrating after selling a winning EuroMillions ticket worth €500,000. Picture: John O'Grady
Staff at a Ballina shop are celebrating after they sold a winning Lotto ticket worth €500,000.
A Euromillions Plus player is €500,000 richer after buying the lucky ticket from Casey’s Londis on the Circular Road in Ballina.
Store manager Valerie Horan was thrilled to hear the good news.
“We have a lot of local customers here in Ballina so we really do wish the winner all the luck and health for the future with their big win.
“It’s great news for the community and, of course, it’s exciting for the shop here. We are all over the moon for the winner.”
The winning EuroMillions Plus numbers in the draw on October 17 last were 8, 9, 14, 27, 42.
The winner has made contact with the National Lottery.
Meanwhile, EuroMillions luck struck again in Mayo in October when an online player from the county claimed a cool €1 million in last the draw last Friday evening, October 27.
The winning ticket, worth €1,005,000, was won by a player in Mayo who purchased their ticket through the National Lottery App. The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification to the user’s online account and a separate email has now been sent to the lucky Mayo ticket holder.
The newly minted millionaire in Mayo officially becomes the 35th National Lottery millionaire of 2023, surpassing the number of yearly lottery millionaires not seen since 2011.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “It’s been an incredible 2023 for our players with 35 millionaires made so far and we still have two months of the year to go! This is the highest number of millionaires that have been made in National Lottery games since 2011 and we’re looking forward to meeting our latest Mayo winner to share in the celebrations."
