Cashel to host Lotto draw as €1m added to pot

PUNTERS blessed and cursed by Cheltenham Week are backing tonight’s National Lottery draw to produce more surprise winners, after Lotto bosses added a €1 million St Patrick’s Day bonus.

Tonight’s jackpot is an estimated €3m and all eyes will be on Cashel, Co Tipperary, when the balls start rolling at 8.05pm.

“We’re doing the draw in Cashel and it’s only the second time in the lottery’s history the draw has been outside Dublin,” said Lotto spokeswoman Paula McEvoy.