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Strabane woman reportedly wins £27m in Euromillions | Strabane woman reportedly wins £27m in Euromillions |
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An unemployed woman from Strabane, County Tyrone, has reportedly won almost £27m in the Euromillions lottery. | |
The win would make her the biggest ever jackpot winner in Northern Ireland. | The win would make her the biggest ever jackpot winner in Northern Ireland. |
Margaret Loughrey, 48, told the Tyrone Herald newspaper she had matched five numbers and two lucky stars in Tuesday night's draw. | |
She said she would not allow the money to change her, adding: "Strabane is my home and always will be." | |
The Euromillions operator has not named the winner of Tuesday's draw but the single, jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in the UK. | The Euromillions operator has not named the winner of Tuesday's draw but the single, jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in the UK. |
Ms Loughrey said she had bought the lucky dip ticket in a local Supervalu store on Tuesday after visiting the job centre. | |
When she found out the next day that her numbers had come up, she said she was "in a state of shock". | |
Ms Loughrey, who is single, told the paper she had no immediate plans on how she would spend the money. | |
Conor Sharkey, the journalist who interviewed Ms Loughrey, said he found out about the jackpot through a "third party" on Saturday morning, and Ms Loughrey had agreed to give an exclusive interview to his newspaper. | |
The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 19, 23, 27, 42, and 44. | The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 19, 23, 27, 42, and 44. |
The lucky stars were 3 and 5. | The lucky stars were 3 and 5. |