Millionaire Dolores entered draw by accident

THE mother of six who won €115 million in the Euromillions lotto didn’t even know she was entering the competition, and instead thought she’d bought a ticket for the National Lottery draw.

In her first interview since becoming Ireland’s 72nd richest person, Dolores McNamara revealed she’d meant to buy lines for the National Lottery and got confused when the shop assistant asked if she wanted a Euromillions ticket.

The Limerick woman, currently enjoying a holiday in a secret location, said: “I didn’t know that this was a different draw to the Saturday night one on RTÉ television, so I just said yes. The lady asked if it was a quick-pick I wanted. I said it was. I wouldn’t have bothered staying to do it if I’d had to pick out numbers and mark them on a slip.”