Lotto buzz sweeps town despite RTÉ numbers blunder

RTÉ chiefs will be hoping Ireland’s newest Lotto millionaire has not thrown away their winning ticket after watching their live broadcast on Saturday night.

The state broadcaster was forced to rectify a huge howler on air, after broadcasting the wrong numbers for two draws, including the main Lotto results.

Christmas, meanwhile, came a week early to the Tipperary town of Newport where locals are hoping the owner of the €4.8 million Lotto ticket is one of their own. Word spread like wildfire on Saturday night that Tom and Brenda Ryan’s Centra shop sold the €4 QuickPick sometime earlier in the day.