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Winner claims €1m Lotto win after ticket sat in glovebox
Winner claims €1m Lotto win after ticket sat in glovebox

A Killarney lottery player has officially claimed a life-changing €1,005,000 EuroMillions prize after discovering the winning ticket had been sitting forgotten in a car glovebox for over a week.
The lucky ticket was purchased at John Bowler's Centra store at The Reeks Gateway on Tralee Road for the special Ireland Only Raffle draw on Friday, August 21.
While the winner's identity remains anonymous, the individual strongly hinted at being a local resident after admitting to discussing the local mystery win with townspeople while unaware the winning paper was parked in their own driveway.
"I left the ticket in the car glovebox, it must've been sitting there for over a week," the winner revealed. "I had no idea the ticket was even there, and less so it was a ticket worth €1 million."
"I heard there had been a win in the town, and I had even been chatting to people about the win and what you would do if you ever won a prize like that. Little did I know a €1 million ticket was in my driveway."
The Killarney player won the top prize in the National Lottery's special event, which guarantees one player an extra €1,000,000 on top of the standard €5,000 raffle payout.
The newly minted millionaire has already begun planning how to enjoy the windfall, with a Mediterranean cruise sitting high on the priority list.


