There were cheers and celebrations heard throughout the village of Mountnugent in Co Cavan this morning after Smith's store has been announced as the selling location of Monday's Daily Million winning ticket worth €1 million.
The National Lottery has confirmed that the winner has made contact and arrangements are now being made for the top prize winner to collect their prize in Lotto HQ.
The Monday night win marked the 23rd National Lottery millionaire of the year to date with the winner also taking the title of 8th Daily Million top prize winner of 2024. The Cavan player scooped the top prize in Monday night's Daily Million Draw where the winning numbers were 17, 21, 27, 29, 31, 37 and the bonus was 19.
Shop owner Annette Smith was delighted to hear that her shop sold the life-changing ticket.
“We’re a family run shop here in the village and this actually marks the biggest win that our store has ever had so it’s huge news all round. We are just over the moon for the winner and we can’t wait for the good news to spread as we are hoping the winner comes forward to enjoy claim their prize soon. Here’s hoping for more calls from the National Lottery in the future.”