Wexford man tells story after winning €1 million on the lotto

A Wexford man made his way to Lottery HQ to collect his €1 million winnings from a shared jackpot prize from 28th September’s draw…

The player has been using the same numbers of personal significance for years, filling out the lottery slip most weeks while on his travels around the country.

The player purchased his winning ticket from Mace in Killeen’s Maxol Service Station, Newline Road, Co Wexford.

“I was sitting in the corner of pub the night of the draw and I saw the winning numbers come through, I doubted myself first, but I had a feeling they were mine. I snuck out to the car to check my ticket and sure enough, they were my numbers. I just went back inside and kept the news to myself; I didn’t know what to do!”

The player contacted the National Lottery team to confirm his win the following Wednesday, and ever since, has been sneakily keeping his winning ticket in his car’s glove compartment – needless to say he checked in on it every second day to ensure it was safe and still intact.

When questioned on how he plans on spending his winnings, he added:

“I’ve been sitting on it for a couple of weeks now, and there’s nothing significant that I want to do. I’ll definitely buy a seasonal ticket for my favourite football team now, and I’m looking forward to a nice Christmas with my family.”

A Kildare man was also celebrating his incredible €1 million Daily Million top prize online win from the 22nd of November, but remarkably, he hasn’t shared the news with anyone yet!