Dublin Lotto player scoops whopping €6.8m jackpot

Ireland has a new multi-millionaire after a Lotto player scooped the nearly €6.8m jackpot in Saturday night’s draw.

The lucky winner, who bought their ticket in Dublin, is the fifth Lotto jackpot winner this year, following wins by two players from Dublin, one from Louth and one from Limerick. The store location where the latest winning ticket was purchased will be revealed by the National Lottery on Tuesday, July 2 and has urged Dublin Lotto players to check their tickets.

National Lottery spokesperson Sarah Ruane has appealed to all Dublin players to check their tickets very carefully. She said: “It was an incredibly busy and colourful weekend in Dublin with massive concerts and parades taking place across the capital.

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“To round up a memorable weekend, one Lotto player from Dublin has become the latest jackpot winner after scooping the massive €6,788,177 jackpot on offer in the weekend draw. So far this year, we have seen the Lotto jackpot won by players in Dublin (2), Louth and Limerick with the latest winner now taking the title of 5th Lotto jackpot winner of 2024.

“We will be revealing the store location where the ticket was purchased on Tuesday July 2 but in the meantime, we are appealing to all of our players who may have purchased their tickets in Dublin to carefully check their tickets as soon as possible as one player now has a ticket worth a life-changing amount.”

The latest jackpot win marks the fifth jackpot scoop of this year. In May a lucky Dublin Lotto player won €3.7m after purchasing their ticket at Eurospar in Fairview on Annesley Bridge Road.

In April, a Limerick player scooped an eye-watering prize of €8,970,934 after correctly matching all six numbers plus the bonus. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at G O Stores in Garryowen on the outskirts of Limerick city.

That same shop became one of the most famous stores throughout Europe after they sold the winning ticket for the largest ever Euromillions Jackpot prize at the time, worth over €115m to Dolores McNamara.

In February A Louth Lotto player had a Valentine’s Day to remember after scooping the €3,523,021 jackpot taking the title of the second Lotto Jackpot of the year to date. They purchased their ticket in Arthur’s on the Newry Road in Dundalk.

While in January a Lotto player in Dublin became the first Lotto Jackpot winner of 2024 after winning the incredible €14,674,966 fortune, The player purchased their winning ticket online.

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