National Lottery extends time frame for prize claimants

The move is to encourage people to stay at home during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lotto winners will now have an additional three months to claim their prize.

The National Lottery is making the extension to encourage people to stay at home during the Covid-19 crisis.

This affects Lotto, Euromillions, Telly Bingo, Daily Millions players who won prizes in draws from January 9 up until the week of July 5.

People who won a prize on scratch card games that were due to expire in April will now have until August 1 to claim their winnings.

The prize claims extension also applies to winners who purchased their tickets in-store, online at www.lottery.ie and via the National Lottery App.

In a statement, The National Lottery asked "all players to keep tickets safe and "to continue to heed the advice of Government."