The Lucky 13 hit the jackpot last Wednesday 17 September 2014 when they bought their Lotto ticket in Cullen’s Cockhill Limited, Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and matched the six numbers in that evening’s draw to scoop the massive jackpot prize.
Pictured are Syndicate members receiving their cheque from Dermot Griffin, Director, National Lottery.
They may not have got their hands on the Sam Maguire at Croker yesterday, but a group of lucky Donegal work colleagues picked up a cheque for a massive €4,871,046 at National Lottery offices this afternoon.
The Lucky 13 hit the jackpot last Wednesday 17 September 2014 when they bought their Lotto ticket in Cullen’s Cockhill Limited in Buncrana and matched the six numbers in that evening’s draw to scoop the massive jackpot prize.
The winners are aged from 20-40 years old and work in the insurance services team at Forward Emphasis, a customer services centre based in Malin Head.
They’ve played Lotto together every week for the last year and the biggest prize they’ve won previous was €150.
One of the lucky group, Maria Doherty from Clonmany, only joined the company last week and this was the first Lotto draw she entered with the syndicate.
The Lucky 13 hit the jackpot last Wednesday 17 September 2014 when they bought their Lotto ticket in Cullen’s Cockhill Limited, Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and matched the six numbers in that evening’s draw to scoop the massive jackpot prize.
Today 22nd September 2014 Lotto Syndicate winners Maria Doherty – Clonmany who joined the company lest than a week breaks open the Champagne with syndicate members Linda McKinley – Greencastle; Marian McCauley – Gleneely; James Bradley – Buncrana; Liam Bradley – Derry; Anna McKinney – Derry; Anne Marie Jordan – Malin; Amanda McFadden – Buncrana but originally from Cavan; Marie McLaughlin – Clonmany; Patricia Quigley – Carndonagh; Helen Doherty – Malin Head; Claire McElhinney – Fahan; Kelly McMonagle – Moville.
The colleagues will share the jackpot equally, each taking home €374,695.84. Plans for spending the winnings include paying off mortgages, purchasing new cars, holidays and shopping.
It is the fourth time a Lotto jackpot winning ticket has been sold in Buncrana. Since Lotto began in 1988, over €73.5 million has been paid out to 51 lucky Co. Donegal winners.
The last time the Lotto jackpot was won in Co. Donegal, it was the biggest win for the County. In June 2014, the winning ticket of €12.1 million, which was purchased in American House, Main St. Bundoran, was won by a local couple.
National Lottery good causes benefit from the sale of all National Lottery games, with one third of all sales (approx) going to fund Beneficiary projects around the country, as designated by Government.
To date the National Lottery has raised over €4.4 billion for good causes. This level of funding has made a significant difference to communities, projects and individuals in the areas of Youth, Sports, Recreation, Amenities, Health, Welfare, Arts, Culture, National Heritage and the Irish Language.
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