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Family syndicate confirmed as
EuroMillions winners
20.02.19
A LARGE family
syndicate from The Naul in North Dublin have emerged
as winners of last night’s mega €175.4 million
EuroMillions jackpot.
The family, who are today getting used to the idea
of their dreams coming true, said they are
overjoyed at their massive win.
A family spokesperson, who is married to one of the
syndicate, said: “This is unbelievable. It will take
us some time to get our heads around this win and to
organise ourselves.”
He added: “We are a very close family. We meet every
week and we take holidays together every year. This
is a dream come through for us. We don’t want this
to change our lives. What is so exciting is that we
will be able to share this money with children,
grandchildren and extended family members.” |
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One of the syndicate
members realised their good fortune when she checked
the winning ticket after last night’s draw. She
said: “I heard on the RTE news that there was a win
in Ireland and I caught the last three numbers. I
checked the rest of the numbers online. I was numb!
It took a bit of convincing everybody that we had
won.”
The family member put the winning ticket in an Argos
catalogue and put it under her mattress for safe
keeping. “I didn’t sleep a wink all night!”
Today the family deposited the winning ticket for
safe keeping with the National Lottery and
arrangements are now being made for the prize claim
to be paid out in the next few weeks.
The spokesperson said: “We know this is a huge story
and there is great excitement over this win. We need
time to let this news sink in and to prepare to
collect our winnings. We are a normal family and we
don’t’ want this to dramatically change our lives.”
Most of the family group are retired and are looking
forward to having time to enjoy their winnings. They
are a well known family in Naul who have been in the
area for two generations.
National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin, congratulated
the family on the amazing win. “Happy days like
this is what playing National Lottery games is all
about. We are just so pleased for the family and
that this huge amount is being shared out.” |
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