Irish players urged to check Daily Million Plus tickets as life-changing €500k win remains unclaimed
IRISH punters are being urged to check their tickets as a massive Lotto win remains unclaimed.
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Tesco Stillorgan Team Leader Arbaaz Khalfe and Customer Assistant puzzled over the unclaimed €500k Daily Million Plus ticket sold in-store
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The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought at Tesco in the Stillorgan Shopping Centre on the day of the draw
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One player managed to bag a huge
The winning ticket is held by someone in the Stillorgan area of South
The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought at
The winning Daily Million Plus numbers from that draw were: 17, 22, 23, 25, 30, 37.
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The bonus number pulled was 32.
Store Manager, Errol Flynn, said: "It's incredibly exciting to know that one of our customers could be sitting on a €500,000 ticket.
"We'd love to see the prize claimed in time, so we're reminding everyone to double-check their tickets from late March.
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"It would be fantastic to see it go to someone local!"
All winners have 90 days to claim their prize from the date of the draw.
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This means that the
National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan is urging all Daily Million Plus players in Dublin to carefully check their old tickets from late March to make sure they don't miss out on the substantial prize.
She said: 'We're eager to hear from the Daily Million Plus player who purchased their ticket in Stillorgan and is now sitting on a €500,000 prize.
"With the deadline fast approaching on Thursday, 26th June, we're encouraging everyone in the area to check any old tickets they might have tucked away.
"You never know - your winning ticket could be sitting in a drawer or jacket pocket right now.'
If you're holding the winning ticket, you are advised to sign the back of it and keep it somewhere safe.
You should contact the National Lottery prize claims team as soon as possible on 1800 666 222 or email
Arrangements will then be made for you to collect your prize at Lottery HQ.
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The National Lottery is urging players to check tickets from the 2pm draw on Friday, March 28 before the prize deadline on June 26
Credit: Dave Meehan, Maxwell Photography
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