THE bank balance of one lucky Cork shopper will look a lot healthier today as Wednesday’s €5.2 million winning Lotto ticket was bought in a supermarket in Togher.

SOMEWHERE in Cork, the owner of a lucky Quickpick ticket is holding onto a €4.2 million fortune.

The winners of last weekend's €16m lotto jackpot have been in contact with National Lottery headquarters today.

A large family in Cork City are believed to have scooped the €16m largest ever National Lottery jackpot in Ireland, it emerged today.

Lottery chiefs are urging all would-be millionaires to buy their tickets early ahead of tomorrow’s record breaking jackpot draw.

Lottery fever sweeping the country has smashed all records with two-thirds of the adult population expected to play for this weekend's biggest ever jackpot, organisers said today.

Thousands of people nationwide are expected to take part in tomorrow night’s multi-million euro mid-week lotto draw, buoyed by the chance to snap-up the biggest jackpot in the state’s history.

One lucky person was this morning waking up €8.6m richer after becoming the National Lottery’s biggest prize winner.