Lucky feckers…
A syndicate of 32 people from a hardware shop in Thurles, Tipperary have been revealed as the winners of last night’s €17m EuroMillions jackpot.
The syndicate are believed to work in Stakelums Home and Hardware and it’s understood that 70 people work in the company.
Each of the 32 people in the syndicate will scoop a cool €531,250 each for their win.
The National Lottery confirmed today that the winning EuroMillions Quick Pick ticket was sold in Eason in Thurles – and that contact has been made from a syndicate following the mega win.
An ecstatic owner of Eason in Thurles, Tom O’Toole, said: “We are in shock! We can’t quite believe that we have sold two massive jackpot winning tickets in quick succession.
“We are only recovering after selling a €7.5 million Lotto jackpot winning ticket last October. Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine we would be selling a €17 million EuroMillions ticket so soon after.
“We have had a lot of people buying lottery tickets since our win in October. And we also saw an increase in Scratch Card sales of around 20 per cent. After this we may be known as the luckiest shop in Ireland. It is fantastic for Thurles and we wish the winners all the best of luck with this massive win.”
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