A FATHER AND son pair were putting on a brave face at National Lottery HQ in Dublin this afternoon, as they picked up a cheque for just over €300k.
The Dubliners matched five numbers and one ‘Lucky Star’ in the Euromillions draw on 9 January.
Turns out, however, that they were agonisingly close to claiming a much larger prize — their selection was just one number away from the one that secured a massive €31 million.
The jackpot that night was scooped by a player in Luxembourg.
“We won’t be going mad buying flashy new cars,” one of the winners said (they’ve chosen to remain anonymous).
“But we’ve always wanted to visit America so I think we’ll have to look into that.”
They added:
We’ve been playing for years and the most we’ve won was €16 so you can imagine the excitement when we checked the ticket.
“I thought I was going to have a heart attack.”
Their lucky €10 Quick Pick was bought in the Post Office at Neilstown Shopping Centre, Dublin 22.
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