Cork lotto player misses out on €9.7m jackpot by one number

You can't really say they were too unlucky as the near winner will still walk away with €51,759 from Wednesday night's draw.

You can't really say they were too unlucky as the near winner will walk away with €51,759 from Wednesday night's draw.

A lotto player in Cork narrowly missed out on becoming Ireland's latest millionaire after being just one number short of the €9.7m jackpot.

The National Lottery is urging players in Mitchelstown, Co Cork to check their tickets carefully to see if they were that person who matched five numbers and the bonus.