Happy hump day! Two Lotto players scoop nearly €55k each in midweek draw
Winners of Wednesday's draw were announced in two different counties
Two Lotto players scooped almost €55,000 each in Wednesday's Lotto draw, were they matched five numbers and the bonus to win.
Celebrations were underway in Cork and Galway after two Lotto players won €54,583 each in the midweek draw.
The Rebel County winner won their share of the prize after purchasing a ticket on the day of the draw at Centra on the Main Street in Buttevant. The Galway winner purchased a Quick Pick ticket, also on the day of the draw, at Henchy’s Daybreak at 38 Eyre Square.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday, January 10 draw were: 02, 08, 12, 26, 44, 45 and the bonus was 24.
The two winners are advised to sign the back of their tickets and contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [email protected] and arrangements will be made for both winners to collect their prizes in Lotto HQ.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “Wednesday’s Lotto draw saw over 91,000 players nationwide win prizes across the Lotto and Lotto Plus games including two players in Cork and Galway who won €54,583 each.
“Both were the biggest winners of the night. We are urging all of our players in Cork and Galway to carefully check their tickets today as two players had a Wednesday night to remember.”
Meanwhile, as there was no winner of the €12,015,337 jackpot on offer in Wednesday night’s draw, the Lotto jackpot is now set to roll towards an estimated €12.5 million on Saturday night.
For players dreaming of becoming the first Lotto jackpot winner of 2024, the cut-off time for sales is 7.45pm on Saturday evening.