Shop that sold winning Lotto ticket worth €2.9m revealed

‘Speculation is rife as to who the owner of the winning ticket might be,’ says store owner

Lotto players are being advised by the National Lottery to check their tickets

A shop in Limerick city has been named as the seller of a winning Lotto ticket worth €2.9 million.

It emerged on Thursday that Coughlan’s Gala store on Quinlan Street had sold the lucky ticket for Wednesday night’s €2,951,364 jackpot.

Sean Coughlan, who owns the shop, said it was the first time his store had sold a winning ticket.

“Speculation is rife” as to who the winner might be, he said. “We have a lot of offices on our street so maybe it’s a work syndicate.”

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The National Lottery is advising players to check their tickets. If a player finds they have the winning ticket, they should sign the back of it and contact the claims team on 01 836 4444.

The winning numbers were: 01, 04, 05, 06, 18, 47 and bonus number 35.

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series