A lucky lotto player in Tipperary scooped the €250,000 top prize in last night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw. A Quick Pick ticket was purchased at the Centra Store in Stadavoher in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on the day of the draw. In the last six months, almost €9m has been won by National Lottery players in Thurles, which includes Lotto, scratch card and Winning Streak TV Gameshow players, as well as syndicate which claimed a Lotto jackpot worth over €7.5 million. Other recent wins included a €500,000 Lotto Plus 1 win in December while there were also two separate scratch card wins of €250,000 and €100,000. The owner of the shop that sold last night’s winning ticket, Eugene Dwyer, said:“This is our first big Lotto win and what a win it is for our customers, we’re absolutely over the moon!

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2018 12:56 UTC