Scratch Card Players Win Big

It was a lucky month for ten National Lottery scratch card players who won a total of €805,000 in top prizes in October.

 

While thousands of players win prizes on Scratch Cards every week, a National Lottery spokesperson said October was an exceptional month for high wins with 10 players through the doors to collect mega cheques.

“Christmas came early for lots of very happy Scratch Card and Instant Win Game players who visited our Winners room this month.” a spokesperson said today. “One player went home with a cool €250,000 while two others left our offices €100,000 richer”.

 

And players have lots to look forward to in the run up to the festive season with four new Christmas Scratch Card games launched with prizes totaling a cracking €8.8 million.

The biggest Scratch Card win of the month was €250,000 scored by a lucky player from Lahinch in Co. Clare on a Money Multiplier 40x Scratch Card, the top prize in the €10 game.

This was followed by two separate €100,000 wins. One was the top prize on a €100,000 Diamonds Scratch Card won by a player from Blackrock in Dublin. The other €100,000 win was the top prize on the recently launched Christmas Countdown Scratch Card won by a player from Kilmacow in Co. Kilkenny.

The wins were spread out around the country with three from Dublin, two from Kilkenny and one each from Mayo, Clare, Galway, Offaly and Limerick.

 

The National Lottery launched its suite of special Christmas Scratch Cards this month, with millions on offer of €8.8 million. They are the:

  • €3 Hampers Sweets & Treats
  • €10 Christmas Countdown
  • €5 Merry Money and
  • €2 Cash Cracker

In addition to getting lucky on the cards each week five lucky players have the opportunity to win €1,000 on the “second chance draw” by submitting a special code on the card.

The high level October Scratch Card and IWG wins were:

  • 1 Money Multiplier 40x of €250,000 (Daybreak, Main Street, Lahinch, Co. Clare)
  • 1 Christmas Countdown of €100,000 (Daybreak, Kilmacaw, Co. Kilkenny)
  • 1 €100,000 Diamonds of €100,000 (Post Office, Blackrock, Co. Dublin)
  • 3 All Cash Platinum of €50,000 each (James Connolly Hospital, Dublin 15/Buckley’s SuperValu Birr, Co. Offaly/Freshco Dublin Road, Kilkenny)
  • 3 Bingo Times 10 of €50,000 each (Centra Pearse St, Dublin 2/Costcutters, Ballina, Co. Mayo/Amber Service Station, Watchhouse Cross, Limerick.
  • 1 All Cash Tripler of €30,000 (Glynnes Centra, Oranmore, Co. Galway)
  • 1 All Cash Spectacular of €25,000 (Quinns Convenience Store, Ballymun, Dublin 11)

The National Lottery spokesperson said: “Our Christmas Scratch Cards are always very popular to buy as seasonal gifts. And we remind players that, as with our draw based games, 30 per cent of all sales from Scratch Cards and IWG’s go back to Good Causes, supporting projects and individuals all over Ireland in the areas of health, sport, education, welfare, arts and heritage.