Lucky Westmeath woman brings in new year €250,000 richer

A lucky lady from Westmeath bought a Christmas Millionaire Raffle ticket last week and then watched the draw live on RTÉ One on New Year's Eve to see her number pulled from the drum to win the €250,000 prize."I switched the TV over to the New Year's Eve coverage and watched Brian Ormond draw the winning tickets. I wrote down the numbers and then checked my ticket. I thought I must have written them down wrong - I couldn't believe it!" said the happy winner."We had to watch the draw back again on the RTÉ Player and check the National Lottery website to believe it was actually true! It was such a surprise!"Today's winner, who wishes to remain private, bought the lucky ticket (number 240 403) on Thursday 27 December in Tesco Shopping Centre, Ash Road, Mullingar."I'll share the money with my family and perhaps I'll take a little holiday later in the year," said the delighted lady as she collected her prize today at National Lottery offices in Dublin.The Millionaire Raffle draw took place on New Year's Eve, Monday December 31 2012; 2,236 cash prizes were available to be won including a top prize of €1 million, a prize worth €250,000 and four prizes worth €100,000 each.Brian Ormond drew the top six winning prize numbers live on RTÉ One as part of the New Year's Eve The Gathering 2013, broadcast from College Green in Dublin.The holder of the €1 million winning ticket has not yet claimed their prize. The lucky ticket was bought in Sweeney's Newsagent, SuperValu Shopping Centre, Dungloe, County Donegal on Saturday December 15 2012. The winning ticket number is 073 765. All winners have 90 days from the day of the draw to collect a prize.