Confirmed: €6m lotto winner bought lucky ticket in Athlone

A lotto player in Athlone is €6 millon wealthier following Saturday night's draw, it's been confirmed this afternoon (Monday).

There were two winners of the weekend lotto jackpot of €12,747,756, and a National Lottery spokesperson has confirmed that the winning tickets, worth €6,373,878 apiece, were sold in Athlone, Co Westmeath, and Inishowen, Co Donegal.

The Donegal and Westmeath jackpot winners have made contact with the National Lottery, and arrangements are now being made for them to claim their life-changing prizes.

The identity of the store in Athlone which sold one of the winning tickets is due to be announced tomorrow (Tuesday).

Saturday night's Lotto draw brought the fifth Lotto jackpot win of 2023, and the €12,747,756 sum was the largest amount seen in the game this year.