The National Lottery is back again with another exciting news for the lottery enthusiasts in the country. The officials are back to confirm that a player who they were eager to meet and congratulate has finally showed up. It had been more than 2 months since the winner of the Lotto prize was out of action and the lottery officials were eager to find the player.
However, after more than two months, the player finally decided to make contact with the lottery operator. The player has been guided as to how and when he can show up to claim the prize money from National Lottery’s head office.
The player being mentioned here is a resident from Galway who was lucky enough to have won €46,234 prize from the Lotto game. The draw for the particular game was held on December 12, 2021 and won the €46,234 prize from the Lotto Match 5 + Bonus Prize.
The lottery officials have revealed that the player was lucky enough to have contacted them just in time. There were only two weeks left before the prize money was going to expire and be sent over for charitable causes.
The last prize claim date mentioned by the National Lottery for the particular game was March 12, 2021.
The most surprising thing about the particular Match 5 + Bonus Prize Lotto game was that there wasn’t just one but two lucky winners for the same prize.
The officials have confirmed that there was another player who had won the same €46,234 prize from the same game held on December 12, 2021.
The winning ticket from Galway was purchased from the Clybaun Stores, which is located on Clybaun Road at Knocknacarra (Galway).
The National Lottery has thus made an official announcement of the last prize that was due claim. The lottery executives have applauded the winner for his great win and has wished him best of luck for future lottery games as well life.
The player also shared his thoughts and excitement about the win stating that this is the first time his luck has worked in his favor. The player stated that he never played lottery games ever before but he always wanted to try his luck in lottery games for once.
The player informed that he was facing a really hard time throughout the pandemic and had to sacrifice a lot during this period. He was even unable to pay many of his bills as he was finding it very difficult to manage his finances due to low salaries during the pandemic.
The player stated that the first thing he is going to do is pay off all his bills and then put the rest of the money into his savings.