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Syndicate playing same Lotto numbers for 27 years wins €5.9 million
The group of seven will each take home €842,994.
A SYNDICATE THAT has been playing the same numbers in the weekly Lotto draw for 27 years has finally seen them come good.
The group of seven have won €5,900,958 between them – giving each an individual share of €842,994.
The winning ticket was bought at Tesco on Ash Road in Mullingar, Co Westmeath on 9 May 2015.
Since the 1980s
Speaking about the win, a member of the group said:
We’ve played the same numbers since Lotto began in 1988 and the most we’d won before was €56. I knew those numbers would do us good one day!
The winning numbers were 2, 5, 13, 17, 32 and 34.
The representative from the group went on to say, “When I checked the ticket, I couldn’t believe it. It still doesn’t feel real for us. We’re delighted.”
Westmeath
The win comes as part of a recent spate of successes in the Westmeath area.
A separate winning ticket for €250,000 was sold in Mullingar on the draw for 20 May.
In May of last year, Carol Loran and Kevin Geoghegan won €10,651,567 from a ticket that was bought at the same Tesco store where the most recent winning ticket was purchased.
Since 1988 there have been 24 Lotto winners from Westmeath, with €33 million in jackpot prizes paid out.
Tomorrow night’s Lotto jackpot is an estimated €5 million.
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