Clock ticking for mystery winner of €8.2m Lotto

A Lotto fortune of €8.2m has still not been claimed — losing out on potential earnings of almost €2,500 a week in interest for the mystery winner.

The whopping prize was won on Saturday, March 5, after the lucky ticket was purchased in the XL Stop and Shop on Stephen Street, Sligo. And while a ticket-holder has come forward, the money still remains unclaimed 66 days after the winning draw.

The huge prize-money could be earning the equivalent of about €340 a day — or some people’s weekly wage — at an annual interest rate of 1.5%.