A Galway man was thrilled to find that two tickets he had almost forgotten about netted him a neat €42,000 prize.
The fortunate winner is planning to turn his winnings into a weekend holiday to celebrate the windfall.
The man came to the Lotto HQ this week to pick up his Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize from last Saturday’s draw.
He scooped €42,191 in the March 14 draw after purchasing his winning ticket at the Spar shop in Carrowkeel, Kiltullagh, Athenry, Galway.
“I was scanning two tickets at the time and got the message ‘You’ve Won Big!’ I had no idea how much it could have been.”
“So I called the Claims team immediately and in the space of about three minutes, I went from not knowing I had won anything to finding out I had a ticket worth €42,191.”
“The only reason I even decided to check the tickets was because I was clearing out my pockets. I never would have thought of checking otherwise!”
The West of Ireland winner already has his plans in place. “The first thing I’ll be doing is booking an Italian weekend away to celebrate!”
