A HAPPY punter is celebrating after winning the top prize of €100,000 on a €10 Christmas Countdown scratch card.
The winning scratch card was purchased from the Spar store on Kilmore Quay in Co. Wexford.
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The winner admitted he only made the purchase by chance, making him a celebratory grand prize winner.
He said: “I wasn’t even planning on going to the shop that day. I stopped by to get a few pieces and when I was at the till paying I said I might as well get a scratch card and decided to get a Christmas card.
“I was scratching around in the kitchen and as soon as I saw two of the fireplace symbols I kept my eyes open for the all-important third.
“When the three fireplaces were there in front of me, I didn’t react, there was no panic, nothing.
“I put the scratch card away and about ten minutes later I took it out again and it dawned on me how much I had won. I immediately signed it, took pictures and then made my plan to go to Lotto headquarters.”
The man from Wexford never thought he could call himself a top prize winner and is therefore overjoyed with the victory.
He continued: “When you buy a scratch card you always dream of winning one of the big prizes, but you never think it will actually happen to you.
“To be honest, even if I had gotten the three candy canes, which would have been a €10 prize and my money back, I would have been happy.
“I’m going to let the news sink in and make my plans for the new year. It really is a wonderful way to end the year.”
The National Lottery has three festive scratch cards on offer this Christmas, with a total prize money of more than €6.9 million.
And with the holiday giving season well under way, the National Lottery has also reminded players wishing to donate National Lottery products this Christmas to gift responsibly.
A spokesperson added: “We’re reminding our players, and anyone hoping to spread the festive cheer with our Christmas games, to support our ‘Gift Responsibly’ campaign when purchasing a National Lottery product as a gift.
“All year round, it is always important to donate responsibly.
“The National Lottery encourages our players to hold lottery games for players aged 18 and over.”
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