The Lotto jackpot came close to being hit twice this week as a Castleisland player was just one number short of €2 million prize! Lotto players in Castleisland are being asked to check their Lotto tickets for Saturday night’s €2 million draw after one lucky player won the Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize of €235,196. The winner matched five numbers and the bonus ball, meaning they were one number short of winning the €2 million jackpot on offer.

The lucky player picked their own numbers on their Normal Play ticket which they purchased at Garvey’s store on Church Street.

The winning numbers are: 03, 08, 10, 20, 43, 44 and the bonus was 40.

It has been an incredible week for some lucky National Lottery players, especially from Cork after last Wednesday’s €10,780,193 was won in Mount Oval Village, just outside Cork City. The National Lottery has confirmed that it is still waiting to hear from this lucky winner and has reminded every player to check their tickets to ensure that they do not miss out on these wonderful prizes.

“It has been a life-changing week for some of our lucky winners,” a National Lottery spokesperson said. “This includes last Wednesday’s €10.7 million Lotto jackpot win and of course the big Lotto win in Kerry which is worth nearly a quarter of a million Euro to one lucky player. There was also another big winner in Wexford who scooped Friday night’s EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000. If you are one of these big winners, we ask that that you sign the back of the ticket and contact our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie, and we will make arrangements for you to claim your prize.”