Mayo shop celebrates seventh big National Lottery win

Staff at Carey’s shop on Main Street, Belmullet, have been celebrating since it was announced that they sold the winning ticket in Saturday’s Lotto draw, worth an astounding €5,419,866.

Carey's are no strangers to National Lottery wins, however, having celebrated several high tier successes over the years – including one of Ireland’s largest Lotto jackpots of €13.8 million in 2016.

Across the National Lottery’s history, Carey’s has celebrated the following amazing wins: 1991 - Lotto jackpot of €710,422; 2012 - Lotto + 1 top prize of €350,000; 2015 - EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000; 2016 - Lotto jackpot of €13.8 million; 2017 - Daily Millions top prize of €1 million; 2017 - Lotto (match 5 + bonus) of €370,312.

Shop owner Lorraine O’Connor Carey said she was thrilled, although not entirely shocked, to get the call from the National Lottery to confirm the win.

She elaborated: “Our shop has been a cornerstone in Belmullet for over 40 years, and it’s safe to say we’ve had our fair share of National Lottery wins and are well-known for our successes. We were due a big win, so I wasn’t entirely shocked when I got the call.”

Lorraine added: “We have many regular local customers, so it's exciting to think that one of them might have had a life-changing win! We hope they're already enjoying their amazing news, and what an incredible way to kick-start the new year.”

The Mayo player becomes the 11th Lotto jackpot winner of 2024, joining the ranks of 10 other big winners from across the country, including Dublin (five), Limerick (two), Louth, Wexford and, most recently, Galway.

However, this isn’t Mayo’s only recent high-tier prize winner as earlier this month, a player in the county claimed the top prize of the EuroMillions Plus of €500,000.