A €500,000 Lotto prize was almost lost by a couple after the winning ticket went missing shortly after the draw. The ticket, purchased impulsively at Con’s Shop in Cork, Ireland, on the day of the Euro Millions Plus draw on January 27, was scanned that evening using the National Lottery app. The woman from Kerry, visiting family in Cork, received a notification saying she had won big and needed to contact the National Lottery. She claimed the €500,000 prize at the National Lottery HQ in Dublin later that week.
The woman described staying calm initially but had to search through the results to realize the amount she had won. However, panic ensued when her partner, who had hidden the ticket for safekeeping, couldn’t locate it later that night. After a frantic search, including pulling apart cupboards, the ticket was found, and the close call was revealed once it was back in hand.
The couple plans to fulfill their long-held travel dream with the winnings, heading to Asia for an adventure. In a separate event, another woman from Cork won a €100,000 prize and also shared her dream holiday plans.
In Dublin, a man also won €500,000 from the same Euro Millions Plus draw. He almost missed the news after initially ignoring an email alert about the win but later discovered it when checking the app the next morning. The man expressed a desire to use some of the money for a cruise with his wife but is taking time to let the news sink in.
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