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Euromillions: Strabane woman Margaret Loughrey wins £27m | |
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An unemployed woman from Strabane, County Tyrone, has won almost £27m in the Euromillions lottery. | An unemployed woman from Strabane, County Tyrone, has won almost £27m in the Euromillions lottery. |
Margaret Loughrey, 48, matched five numbers and two lucky stars in Tuesday night's draw. | |
The win is the biggest ever jackpot in Northern Ireland and the £27m is already in her bank account. | |
Earlier on the day she bought the ticket, Margaret had been to the job market to get an application form for a job with a charity. | |
"Got up on Wednesday morning, checked the ticket, just had a notion, checked the ticket and that was it - five numbers, two stars, happy days," she told the BBC. | |
"I never panicked. I'm level-headed and I know I'll think it all through and do the right thing, see to the right people. | |
"It's in my name at the minute, it's £27m, it's not going to be mine, it's going to be spread around. | |
"No point having £27m and being lonely. That can't make me happy, that can only make me happy that everybody else's happy and so far everybody is absolutely delighted." | |
Margaret said she had been inundated with warm messages of support from the wider community, something she deeply appreciated. | |
She said the County Tyrone town would always remain her home and she had no intention of leaving. |