Mayo syndicate collect €1 million Lotto cheque

A MAYO syndicate has made the trip to National Lottery headquarters to pick up a €1 million cheque.

The group won the top prize amount in last Saturday’s Lotto Plus 1 draw after purchasing their winning ticket at Hoban’s Centra in Westport.

“Well, it’s safe to say not much work was done in the offices on Monday when we all realised we had won big,” said the head of the work syndicate, based in Mayo.

“We’ve been playing as a syndicate for about three years now and to say we were shocked and delighted is an understatement.

“We’re over the moon and have no immediate plans but all I can say is it’s a very nice cushion for everyone in the syndicate - in fact, it’s a super soft one!”