A SYNDICATE from Limerick have become the country’s newest millionaires after a big win in the National Lottery.
The syndicate, who got their ticket online, scooped just over €1 million in the National Lottery’s EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle on August 11.
The manager of the syndicate said when she got the phone call, she initially thought it was a prank phone call.
“I got the call from the Claims Department to say that we won €1 million and my first thought was that it was a prank. I rang the number back three times to make sure it wasn’t some sort of joke. I have never logged into my account so quick to check my ticket,” she said.
The manager said that all the members of the syndicate found out in different ways.
“At the time, I was at home dealing with a sick dog so to say it came at the most unexpected and un-glamourous time would be an understatement.”
“The next step was telling the rest of the members – one was in a lift and their coverage went just as I was telling them how much we won and others were on holidays already sipping cocktails by the pool so the perfect time to celebrate,” she explained.
“We arranged a Zoom call with all of the members and a few of them hadn’t heard the news yet at that stage so we’ve all been at different levels of shock and surprise over the last few weeks.”
Each of the syndicate members are looking forward to making their plans for what to do with their share of the winnings: “We have had the syndicate for almost nine years now so it felt like we were due a win but we never guessed it would be this big.”
“We were all waiting to get to the Winners Room and see the cheque so that it would feel like it’s not just been a dream. We all have our list of things that we’d like to do with our share – it’s a real mix of mortgages, holidays and home renovations. Of course, the first step now is to get our highly-anticipated cheque and to have a bit of a celebration tonight,” the manager concluded.
