Dungarvan

The winner of a €16,717,717 lottery draw on Wednesday will need time to get over the “ginormity” of their windfall, according to the shopkeeper who sold the winning ticket.

The winner of the second-largest jackpot since the Lotto began in the UK in 1988 has not yet made contact with the National Lottery to claim the prize, but has been in contact with Pat Whyte – owner of the store in Dungarvan, Ireland, from where the ticket was purchased – on the basis of strict anonymity.

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