National Lottery Has Created 800 Millionaires in 30 Years
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The National Lottery has created more than 800 millionaires and donated almost €5 billion to charitable causes in its 30 years’ span. Exploring the biggest wins in Cork (Republic of Ireland), the biggest ever win in this city went to the Cunningham family on July 28, 2007. It was also the fourth highest Lotto jackpot prize of €16 million. The family purchased their ticket in Farranree.
The second largest prize winning ticket (worth €9.6 million) in Cork was purchased in Millstreet on 2006. However, Douglas sold the ticket for third biggest Cork win. It scooped €9.4 million. All the top wins in Cork over the last 30 years have amounted to €80 million jointly.
Cork follows Dublin and Donegal as the third luckiest county of the Lotto game. With a winning total of €7.8 million, Hickey’s in Skibbereen has sold nine winning tickets over 3 decades. The SuperValu on Pearse St, Kinsale, has had six winners in the same amount of time, scooped €8.5 million. Meanwhile, the luckiest place to collect €15 Lotto prize in Ireland is in A Post in the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell St.
Rita Power from Co Galway became Ireland’s first Lotto millionaire. Since that year, 1989, Lotto paid 800 €1 million plus prizes. 11 Irish players have won the EuroMillions jackpot in the same amount of time. A recent study shows that 1.4 million (approximately) people play the Lotto on a regular basis. This is the equivalent of 42% of the adult population in the Republic of Ireland.
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