A very happy Mike Gilbert from Lisselton, Co. Kerry collected his Lotto Plus Two top prize of €250,000, which he won in the draw on Wednesday 3 November 2010. Mike purchased his lucky ticket in Supervalu, Main Street, Ballybunion on Wednesday 3 November 2010, the day of the draw. It was a €6 Quickpick ticket.
A delighted Mike, accompanied by a happy group of friends and family, travelled to National Lottery offices in Dublin today from Lisselton, Co. Kerry to celebrate this great win. Mike’s godson Adam O’Sullivan, aged eight, has released a single for the Christmas market, called ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ with traditional band ‘The High Kings’. Proceeds are in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital and Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
Mike is forty years old, and married to Marianne for the last five years. He has a young son Joseph (3 years) and daughter Ellen (2 years). Mike works in software development in a company called XL CRS Limited, which specialises in IT and Purchasing. He began this company six years ago with his friend Kevin Barry and they are both still working together.
‘I play Lotto about once a week, and while I wouldn’t have described myself as a ‘lucky person’, I think my friends would definitely think I am now! We haven’t made any plans or decisions on what to do with the money yet. We’re just planning the spending at the moment’, said a very happy Mike in National Lottery offices today.
National Lottery good causes benefit from the sale of all National Lottery games, with one third of all sales (approx) going to fund Beneficiary projects around the country, as designated by Government.
