Limerick woman claims Lotto prize after answering cash call

A LOTTO player from Limerick is celebrating after collecting almost €140,000 in prize money from National Lottery Headquarters in Dublin.

The online player, who wishes to remain anonymous, matched five numbers and the bonus in the draw which took place on Saturday, August 5 to win €139,269.

Having claimed her prize this Monday, the winner admitted that it was a phone call from the National Lottery that made her check her ticket.

"I was at home when I saw a call coming through from a number that I didn’t recognise. It was a massive shock when it was the National Lottery Claims Department on the other end of the line telling me that I had won big in the Lotto. I was definitely sceptical at first but I logged into my account while I was on the phone and to say I was jumping for joy when I saw the winning amount staring back at me would be an understatement. Thank god I answered the call,” she said.

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Separately, a Kildare man has claimed the top prize of €500,000 in Friday’s EuroMillions Plus draw while an online syndicate from Galway has claimed their €133,104 Match 5 + Bonus prize from the July 22 Lotto draw.

The winning ticket was purchased using the recently launched Scheduled Play service in the National Lottery app. The €133,104 prize is the largest amount to be won to date using the new service. 

The syndicate manager admitted that the new Scheduled Play service has made life a lot easier for purchasing tickets for the group.

“I have been managing our syndicate for about five years now and I always hoped that there would be something to make life a little easier for organising our weekly tickets. I was thrilled when I saw the new Scheduled Play tool. I set up the continuous play option for 6 months which has definitely made things a lot more stream-lined," they said.

“When I got the call from the National Lottery about the win, I had to go tell the rest of the members about our win. I’m not sure if they believed me immediately but they were definitely eager to hear when I was collecting the cheque. Hopefully we’ll have more luck again and be back here soon!”