Lucky lady stopped to spend a penny....and won €50,000

ANN CASEY 

A LUCKY Meath woman who had to stop off at a service station to spend a penny, ended up winning a massive €50,000 on a National Lottery scratch card.
The delighted mum pulled in at the Circle K service station in Mellifont, Drogeda, to go to the toilet. When she saw a sign that the toilets were for customers use, she pulled a fiver from her pocket and bought an All Cash Platinum Scratch Card.
“I rarely buy scratch cards but I only had a fiver in my pocket and thought I would buy one. I scratched the card when I got back into the car and simply could not believe my luck! I texted my husband a picture of the card to be sure that I had indeed landed €50,000. You could say that getting caught short worked out very well for me!”
The delighted couple said the first thing on their list is to bring the family on holidays to Florida. “We bought a car earlier this year so a holiday was not on the cards. But we can follow our dream now to do this big trip. Our children are delighted. After that we may do a few jobs on the house!"
Meanwhile, another lucky Meath winner is in for a €50,000 bonanza as a recent Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 went to number ACO813783, which is held in County Meath. 
The lucky bond was purchased in 2016.