Lotto tickets worth €6m each sold in Westmeath and Donegal

There were two winners of Saturday night’s bumper Lotto jackpot, worth more than €12 million, with the winning tickets sold in Co Westmeath and Co Donegal.

The winning numbers are: 3, 7, 17, 21, 22 and 28.

The bonus number is 2.

The total jackpot for Saturday’s draw was €12,344,809 – or €6,172,404.50 for each lucky ticket. The jackpot had been rolling over for 10 weeks.

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On Sunday, the National Lottery revealed that the winning tickets were sold in Topaz Service Station, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath and Mickey Joe's Country Store, Umlagh, Carrigart, Co. Donegal.

Both were from Quick Pick play.

Paula Keegan, store manager with the Athlone shop, said she was thrilled to have sold one of the tickets that will share in the massive windfall.

“This is the first time we have sold such a large winning ticket,” she said. “This is a busy shop with lots of passing trade so while we would love if the winner was a local, it is a possibility that the ticket was purchased by someone passing through.”

National Lottery chief executive Dermot Griffin has urged all players to check their tickets to see if their numbers have come up. “There will be some very happy players today when they check their tickets and realise they have had a life-changing win,” he said. “We are delighted that the jackpot was shared. It is a huge amount of money that will make a difference to the winners’ lives. With so many winners from Saturday, it is so important that everybody checks their tickets to see if they hold winning numbers.”

In March, a Dublin syndicate won a €12.8 million jackpot.

There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 or Lotto Plus 2 draws.