{"id":219531,"date":"2025-12-07T03:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/219531\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T03:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:19:16","slug":"donegal-winner-of-e500000-only-has-five-weeks-to-collect-prize-as-players-urged-to-check-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/219531\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal winner of \u20ac500,000 only has five weeks to collect prize, as players urged to check tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The winning ticket was bought in Ardara, Co Donegal,\u00a0on Friday, October 10. Photo: Stock Image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f278e78c-e0c1-482d-90d8-5c6c4a0d9618.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The winning ticket was bought in Ardara, Co Donegal,\u00a0on Friday, October 10. Photo: Stock Image<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Donegal players have been urged to check their tickets as the Daily Million Plus winner of \u20ac500,000 is yet to collect their prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The National Lottery is appealing to Daily Million Plus players in the Ardara area of Donegal to check their tickets from the 2pm draw on Sunday, October 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The winning ticket was bought at Ardara Filling Station, Portnoo Road in Ardara, Co Donegal, on Friday, October 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It comes as the top prize of half a million euros still hasn\u2019t been claimed, and all National Lottery ticket holders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">This means the Donegal winner has only five weeks to contact the lottery, with a deadline at the close of business on Saturday, January 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The winning Daily Million Plus numbers during the 2pm draw on Sunday, October 12, were 9, 16, 24, 29, 32, 38, with the bonus number 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A spokesperson for the National Lottery, Darragh O\u2019Dwyer, has urged players in Donegal to check their old tickets from early October to make sure they don\u2019t miss out on the substantial prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe are hoping to hear from a Daily Million Plus player in Ardara who won \u20ac500,000 in the 2pm draw on Sunday, October 12,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe\u2019re encouraging everyone in the area to check their tickets from early October carefully, as you could be holding an amazing prize,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The holder of the winning ticket is advised to sign the back of it and keep it in a safe location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">They are asked to contact the National Lottery prize claims team by phone or email, and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prize at Lottery headquarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winning ticket was bought in Ardara, Co Donegal,\u00a0on Friday, October 10. 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