Waterford Euromillions Plus syndicate collect winnings
A group of 22 staff from GlaxoSmithKline in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford picked up a cheque for €500,000 at National Lottery offices in Dublin today.
The lucky group, calling themselves ‘Two Little Ducks’, won the Euromillions Plus prize on Friday, March 6.
They will split their winnings equally, each taking home €22,727.27.
They play EuroMillions together occasionally when the jackpots are high and luck happened to strike twice for them last week when the EuroMillions jackpot rolled to a guaranteed €100m.
On Tuesday, March 3, they matched four numbers to win €2,000 and then on the following Friday night they went one big step better – matching all five numbers in the EuroMillions Plus draw to win the top prize of €500,000.
The group range from ages 25 years to the mid 50s and work in different departments in the pharmaceutical company which has been in operation in Dungarvan for 28 years.
Their lucky €15 Quick Pick ticket was purchased in Centra, Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Co Waterford last Friday.
This Friday’s EuroMillons jackpot is an estimated €25m.
Pictured collecting their winnings from National Lottery chief executive Dermot Griffin are: Michael Hart; John Fitzgerald; Sean Fahey; Stuart Fee; Fabiola Hyslop; Austin Regan; Dermot Ryan; Brendan Kenneally; Jackie Veale; Martin Murphy; Donal Bray; Joan McCarthy; Conor Power; James Phelan; Mervyn Egan; Caroline O' Rourke; Joe Pratt and Shirley O' Donnell.
