Winning lottery ticket worth £500k won by Cork player

A lucky Cork player couldn’t believe their eyes after scratching his way to an incredible €500,000 win on an All Cash Extravaganza scratch card.

After officially claiming the €500,000 prize which she won on a €20 All Cash Extravaganza scratch card, the lucky Cork player told how she randomly purchased the winning scratch card at Herlihy’s Maxol store in Ballincollig on the outskirts of Cork city.

“It was such a sliding doors moment in a way.,” the winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, said.

“I’d usually treat myself to a scratch card every week and I don’t usually purchase this scratch card.

I saw this particular scratch card in the lottery stand in the shop and there it is, all alone – the very last one in its slot.

I knew I had to have it.

“It’s just been an incredible couple of days.

I had absolutely convinced myself that I’d only won €50,000. I was in so much shock that I missed out on a zero!

"When I called the National Lottery to see if I was a winner, the chap on the phone told me that I’d won a half million euro.

I nearly passed out with the excitement,” she added.