Lucky Mayo lotto player claims Telly Bingo prize

A National lottery player from Mayo was thrilled to make the trip to the winner’s room this week to collect a prize of €65,010 from the January 20 Telly Bingo draw. The winning ticket was purchased in Kilkelly Post Office.

Speaking about the win, the player said, “Would you believe I had the ticket ready for the bin. I thought I had checked the ticket already and that it wasn’t a winner. I said I’d double-check, scanned it on the app, and it turned out it was a winner!

'I actually thought I’d won €15,000, so when the claims team confirmed it was €65,000, all I could do was laugh. I was like, where did this come from.”

When asked where the ticket was kept, after narrowly avoiding the bin, the winner shared, “The crib was still sitting out after Christmas, so I tucked it underneath for safekeeping!”

The Mayo Telly Bingo player is now looking forward to marking the occasion with a family celebration in the sunshine later this year.