Tipperary lotto player becomes a millionaire in special draw
Speaking on the win, store owner Robert Ely said: 'We took over the shop just two years ago, so this win feels like the perfect anniversary surprise! It's incredible to think that a life-changing ticket was sold right here in our store.
"Huge congratulations to the winner, we're absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best of luck. What a moment for Clerihan!,' he added.
The Lotto Plus Raffle usually sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in each draw. However, Saturday night's draw included a special event: every ticket with the winning raffle number was entered into a once-off random draw, where one ticket was selected to win an additional €1,000,000.
While 104 ticketholders walked away with the standard prize, one lucky player with the winning raffle number 9416 struck gold.
Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: 'Over 109,000 players won prizes in Saturday's draw, but it was a Clerihan player who topped the lot becoming Ireland's newest millionaire.
"We're encouraging all our players in Tipperary to check their tickets very carefully today because for one winner, it's no longer a long way to Tipperary, it's a fast track to millionaire status with a ticket now worth a life-changing €1,000,500!'
Outside of the million euro prize, additional prizes offered following the draw ranged from €2 to just over €5,000. There was no winner of the jackpot prize of over €10,000,000 or of the two top prizes of €1,000,000 and €250,000.
Lotto Plus draws are held every Wednesday and Saturday and the draws can be seen live on RTÉ One at 7.55pm.
The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe. They should make contact with our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prize in Lotto HQ.
The Tipperary win comes after an Irish person won €250 million in the Euromillions jackpot last month. It was revealed the winning ticket was sold in Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street, Cork.
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