What are the chances?
This morning, the National Lottery confirmed that two winning tickets for yesterday’s Daily Millions were sold… in the same shop.
Both tickets were purchased in Circle K in Clonshaugh, Dublin 17 — which is surely now the luckiest shop in the entire country.
While it seems like a massive freak accident, one possible explanation is that the same person picked the same numbers — though why someone would play the Lotto with the same numbers twice is somewhat confusing. But hey, we’re not the ones with the €500,000.
The winning numbers were: 5, 14, 17, 24, 26, 37 and bonus number 6.
A spokesperson said: “It is very unusual for the same shop to sell two tickets with the same numbers, and for them to win a big prize. What are the chances. It could be a case that the same person played more than once with the same numbers. But we are delighted for the winner or winners and urge all our players to check their numbers.”
Shop manager Tahir Mughal said there is great excitement in the shop as news of the win spread: “We have a lot of loyal customers who play Daily Millions every day, including truck drivers, so we are delighted if their numbers have come up.”
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