Family ‘knocked for six’ after winning €500,000 on EuroMillions
CHRISTMAS arrived early for a Dublin family syndicate who claimed a €500,000 EuroMillions Plus top prize which they won on Tuesday, December 1 with a Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Lidl in Clondalkin.
The delighted family who wish to keep their win private explained that they remained blissfully unaware of their win until they scanned their €500,000 winning ticket on the National Lottery App over a week later.
Staff at the winning Lidl store in Clondalkin celebrate after they sold the winning €500,000 ticket on December 1st.
They said; “We had absolutely no idea that our local Lidl store had sold a winning ticket and as a result, the ticket remained at home, unchecked for well over a week.
Eventually, one of the days, I casually picked up the EuroMillions ticket and scanned it on my phone, hoping to see that we’d won a couple of quid at least.
“I was absolutely knocked for six when this message pops up to tell me to contact the National Lottery. I knew it had to be a big win”.
‘What a way to cap off the year we have had, it’s unbelievable!”
The family have no immediate spending plans for their €500,000 EuroMillions fortune but they said that the win has allowed them to get into the festive spirit early and they plan on thoroughly enjoying the Christmas festivities with close family members.
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