€5.4m winning Lotto ticket may have been bought by someone coming home for Christmas

A National Lottery player is today celebrating bringing it home for Christmas after landing last night’s mega €5.4m Lotto jackpot on a ticket brought at a shop in Dublin Airport.

The National Lottery confirmed that the winning Quick Pick ticket was bought on Friday at the WHSmith shop at arrivals in Terminal 1.

Suzanne McDonald, WHSMITH Assistant Manager at Dublin Airport, said: "There is incredible excitement here today at news that we sold the winning €5.4 million jackpot ticket.

"It is certainly adding to the Christmas spirit in the shop and Terminal 1 in general. It has been a really busy period here with a lot of traffic through the store, and we have no idea who the lucky winner might be.

"But we wish them all the very best with the win."

National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin, said: "We don’t know at this stage who the lucky winner of this life-changing amount is. But we can confirm the golden ticket was purchased in arrivals at Terminal 1 in Dublin Airport on Friday December 22.

"This was one of the busiest days of the year in arrivals and the ticket could have been brought by somebody coming home for Christmas, by a friend or relative meeting a loved one, or an airport worker. This is going to be a very special Christmas indeed for that lucky person."

Mr Griffin urged all players who purchased a ticket in Dublin Airport Terminal 1 on Friday to check their numbers.

The winning numbers were: 5, 14, 28, 29, 32, 38 and bonus number 31.

He said: "This is especially important if it is somebody who is a visitor or not a regular player. Please check your tickets to see if you are the winner of this magnificent Christmas present.

"The tickets can be checked in store or through the National Lottery App. This is such a great story at this special time when family and friends are coming together to celebrate the festive season."