{"id":649487,"date":"2026-10-09T10:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/649487\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:56:09","slug":"corks-newest-millionaire-urged-to-check-ticket-after-e5-6m-lotto-jackpot-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/649487\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork\u2019s newest millionaire urged to check ticket after \u20ac5.6m Lotto jackpot win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lucky <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/cork-news\/\">Cork<\/a> Lotto player is celebrating a potential life-changing windfall after scooping a jackpot of \u20ac5,664,896 in Wednesday night\u2019s draw \u2014 and the winning ticket was bought at Mahon Point Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Eason on Tuesday, October 6, the National Lottery confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The mystery winner has become Ireland\u2019s 25th National Lottery millionaire of 2026 and the sixth person from Cork to reach millionaire status through the lottery this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Eason store manager Eimear O\u2019Donovan said the news had given the Mahon Point team another reason to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cTo hear that one of our customers is the winner of a Lotto jackpot worth over \u20ac5.6 million is just incredible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe thought that the winning ticket could be sitting in someone\u2019s pocket, handbag or at home right now is hugely exciting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ms O\u2019Donovan encouraged customers to check their tickets, adding that the win was particularly special after the store was named Eason Store of the Year this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAfter being named Eason Store of the Year this year, this really is the icing on the cake and another brilliant reason for our team to celebrate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">Could you be Cork\u2019s newest millionaire?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">National Lottery spokesperson Sarah Orr urged anyone who bought a Lotto ticket at the store on Tuesday to check it carefully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cA Lotto player in Cork may be going about their day with no idea that the ticket in their possession is worth over \u20ac5.6 million,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe are asking anyone who visited Mahon Point Shopping Centre on Tuesday and bought their Wednesday night Lotto ticket at the Eason store to check those tickets as soon as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The winning numbers in Wednesday, October 7\u2019s Lotto draw were 3, 17, 26, 29, 37 and 42, with 38 as the bonus number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket, keep it somewhere safe and contact the National Lottery Prize Claims team on 1800 666 222.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe look forward to welcoming them to Lottery Headquarters to celebrate what is sure to be a truly unforgettable win,\u201d Ms Orr said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lucky Cork Lotto player is celebrating a potential life-changing windfall after scooping a jackpot of \u20ac5,664,896 in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,79,61,60,9077],"class_list":["post-649487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-national-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}