A family syndicate of five from Co Longford brought serious excitement after claiming the €200,000 top prize on an National Lottery All Cash Spectacular Scratch Card.
The winning ticket was purchased at Tesco, Longford Shopping Centre.
The syndicate said: “This was actually a Christmas gift, it's something we do every year. We’ll buy each other a Scratch Card, pool them together and scratch them. It’s a bit of fun between us!”
The syndicate lead was the one who uncovered the top prize win.
They said: “I was convinced it was €20,000 at first. I took a picture and sent it into our group chat. The messages came flying back, ‘Is this real?’ The phone started hopping.”
One member added: “I ended up driving to a shop that was over 20km away to check the Scratch Card, we were very eager to get it validated as soon as possible before the excitement went any further!”
The family are already lining up a celebration, with one member planning a holiday and another finally getting around to tarring the front of their house.
