Kerry Lotto player falls just one number short of winning €16.5m jackpot

The player still managed to scoop an impressive €257,723 after matching five numbers plus the bonus.
Kerry Lotto player falls just one number short of winning €16.5m jackpot

Melvin Carson, owner of Carson’s Daybreak store in Beaufort, Co. Kerry celebrates after he sells one of his customers a winning Lotto ticket worth €257,723 in Saturday night’s draw.

Sun, 19 Sep, 2021 - 12:04
Steve Neville

A Lotto player from the Kerry village of Beaufort fell just one number short of winning Saturday’s €16.5m jackpot.

It was the third highest jackpot ever available in the National Lottery.

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