Mayo family syndicate claims record-breaking €19m Lotto jackpot

Laura Scrinney, owner of the XL Store in Castlebar in Co. Mayo celebrates after she sold the winning ticket for the largest ever Lotto jackpot prize of €19,060,800 last January. Picture: Mac Innes Photography

A family syndicate from Co Mayo has officially claimed the largest ever Lotto win and taken home a jackpot of €19,060,800 from Lotto HQ, saying it was like an "out of body experience" when their numbers were called out.

The ecstatic family, who wish to remain anonymous, won their Lotto prize on Saturday, January 15 following the longest-ever rollover sequence which saw the jackpot capped for the first time ever.