Kilkenny woman expecting her first baby scoops €40,000 on a scratch card
The Kilkenny player won €40,000. Photo: Stock ImageA woman from Co Kilkenny has recalled how a “very normal day” quickly transformed into an extraordinary day after she won €40,000 on a scratch card.The Kilkenny woman claimed the top prize of €40,000 on a Bingo 90 scratch card she purchased at Centra on Ladywell Street in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny.The winner had stopped at the shop on her way home from work and on a whim purchased a scratch card.“It was a very normal day," she recalled. “I had finished work and popped to the shop as I usually would."I picked up a Bingo 90 scratch card and when I got the shop assistant to check it for me, they handed back a slip that said, ‘contact the National Lottery’, I really was so shocked. I just kept saying, ‘What is happening right now?’”With the winning scratch card safely tucked away, sealed in multiple layers of envelopes and stored in a locked cupboard until she could visit Lottery HQ, the Kilkenny winner is now looking ahead to an exciting future.
“I’m looking forward to celebrating with family soon,” she added. “I’m expecting my first baby, so I’ll be planning for their arrival and hopefully doing some home renovations in the future.”The Kilkenny woman was among other National Lottery players from Mayo, Meath, Dublin and Galway to make the trip to National Lottery HQ this week to collect their prizes.
