Holder of €250,000 Athlone ticket makes contact with National Lottery

The lucky holder of a lottery ticket which was sold in Athlone last weekend and won the top prize of €250,000 in Saturday’s Lotto Plus 2 draw has made contact with the National Lottery.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw at Mulligan’s Londis shop and post office on the Roscommon Road in Athlone.

"The winner has made contact and we are now making arrangements for them to collect their prize," a National Lottery spokesperson told the Westmeath Independent this afternoon.

The winning numbers in the Saturday, June 1, Lotto Plus 2 draw were: 3, 18, 24, 34, 35, 42 and the bonus was 31.