Cork family scoop €1 million Lotto win - two months after the draw
They were just about to put it in the bin
Keith Horan
Lotto celebrations
A lucky Cork family are millionaires after bagging a huge New Year Lotto win - but it was over two months before they realised they'd won.
The family only discovered the winning €1 million Lotto Plus 1 ticket when they were giving their house a tidy before Christmas.
The delighted husband said: "We had absolutely no idea that we had a Lotto ticket worth €1 million in the house for two months.
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"It was Christmas week when we were cleaning out one of the rooms and came across this Lotto ticket, so we checked it on the National Lottery app to make sure there was nothing on it before we put it in the bin.
"We were stunned into silence when we realised it was worth a million euro.
"It certainly made a wonderful Christmas knowing that we would soon be millionaires."
The golden ticket was purchased at Centra in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork on the 1st November 2018.
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A syndicate of friends from Co. Roscommon were also celebrating at the National Lottery offices today after collecting a €100,000 prize.
The syndicate bought their winning ticket in Dunnes Stores in Roscommon town ahead of the New Year's Eve Millionaire Raffle.
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The syndicate leader said: "I checked the ticket and was told it was a winner, so I started looking at the €500 prize winners, completely expecting to see our numbers there.
"When I got to the list of winners in the €100,000 category my heart almost stopped. I think it's finally sinking in now that we're in Lotto HQ with the cheque."
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