Irish Lotto player just misses out on €4.3m jackpot - but still lands huge prize
A Lotto player came agonisingly close to becoming Ireland's newest millionaire after they missed out on winning Saturday's €4.3 million jackpot by just one correct number.
In total, over 71,000 players won prizes in Saturday night's Lotto and Lotto Plus draws.
The jackpot in Saturday's main Lotto draw, which was worth a staggering €4,367,121, went unclaimed, with one player coming up just one number short of scooping the life-changing prize.
However, the punter still has plenty of reason to celebrate as they bagged the Match 5 + Bonus prize worth a cool €45,473.
The numbers called in Saturday's (May 17) Lotto draw were: 08, 33, 34, 36, 40, 47 and the bonus number was 45.
Meanwhile, in Saturday's Lotto Plus 1 draw, where there was a €1 million jackpot up for grabs, the numbers to look out for are: 02, 05, 23, 27, 33, 46 and the bonus number is 37.
The €1m jackpot in this draw went unclaimed, although two players did manage to match five correct numbers plus the bonus number to win €5,000 each.
And in Saturday's Lotto Plus 2 draw, the numbers called were: 18, 24, 27, 39, 45, 46 and the bonus number was 36.
The €250,000 jackpot in this draw went unclaimed, although nine players did scoop the Match 5 prize to pocket €250 each.
There were also 74 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each player receiving €500. The winning Raffle Number is 9465.
Players across Ireland are now being urged to check their tickets to see if they are among the 71,000 people here who won prizes in tonight's Lotto and Lotto Plus games.
If you're holding a winning ticket make sure to contact The National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie to arrange the collection of your prize.
If you hold a winning ticket that you bought in a shop, you must claim your prize within 90 days of the applicable draw date.
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