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Kerry family had €9.7 million winning lotto ticket in a handbag for almost a week before checking it

Jun 18, 2020 13:19 By radiokerrynews
Kerry family had €9.7 million winning lotto ticket in a handbag for almost a week before checking it
The National Lottery has revealed that the winning ticket for Saturday’s Lotto jackpot worth over €9.7 million was sold in Daly’s SuperValu, Killarney, County Kerry. Incredibly, last Saturday’s €9.7 million Lotto win in Killarney was the second big National Lottery win in the space of a number of days. Last Tuesday (14th April), another lucky Killarney player scooped a €500,000 EuroMillions Plus top prize with a ticket that they bought at Daly’s Supervalu in the town. Manager PJ McGee, holding the jackpot winning ticket, with Staff members from left, Ann Galvin, Patricia O’Connor and Denis McCarthy. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan/MAC INNES Photography/ NO REPRO/FREE PIC/ Issued 21/04/2020
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A Kerry family had a €9.7 million winning lotto ticket in a handbag for almost a week before checking it. The National Lottery says

A Kerry family had a €9.7 million winning lotto ticket in a handbag for almost a week before checking it.

The National Lottery says the family syndicate has become the first winner to avail of a new postal claims process, due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

The family had made contact earlier, after their numbers came up in the April 18th draw.

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The Quick Pick ticket, which was sold in Daly’s Supervalu store in Killarney, marks Kerry’s largest ever jackpot win, since the introduction of the game in 1988.

The winning family syndicate says the two-month wait to claim the prize turned out to be a positive thing, as it gave them time to consider what to do with the money.

The family says the €9.7 million ticket lay unchecked in a handbag for almost week after the draw, despite they hearing about the huge lotto win at the time.

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A member of the syndicate says the ticket was then moved to a drawer, which was frequently opened to recheck the numbers.

The family has no plans presently on what to do with their windfall.

Along with becoming the county’s biggest ever lotto winners, the family is also the first to receive a winning jackpot through the new postal claims service.

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