![female lotto winner that spent money on cars female lotto winner that spent money on cars](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kEG1-l6af-c/TR7ZCi1udqI/AAAAAAAAARk/pFCx5kpBEp8/s1600/my-car-my-petrol-jenni-lee-stephanie-sadorra_06-car.jpg)
However, things have not been smooth sailing for Dolores after the win.
![female lotto winner that spent money on cars female lotto winner that spent money on cars](http://images.clipartpanda.com/spending-clipart-15770896-Clipart-Illustration-of-a-Retro-Woman-Holding-Handfulls-Of-Cash-and-shocked-Stock-Vector.jpg)
She also bought homes for all her six children. Six months after her win, she upgraded to a 10,000 sq ft property when she purchased Lough Derg Hall in Co Clare, a 16-bedroom hill-top mansion overlooking Lough Derg, for €1.7 million. The 45-year-old mother-of-six who was working as a part-time cleaning lady attracted huge media attention as Ireland’s first ever EuroMillions winner.Īt the time, Dolores and her husband Adrian lived in a modest 1,200 sq ft semi-detached home on St Patrick’s Road in Limerick €115 million - Dolores McNamara from LimerickĮuromillions winner Dolores McNamara bought a 16-bedroom mansion overlooking Lough Derg for €1.7 million, six months after collecting her cheque for €115 million (Image: Collins Dublin, Colin Keegan)ĭolores McNamara from Limerick scooped a then record €115 million EuroMillions jackpot in August 2005. The couple who were renting a terrace house in Moira, Co Down, at the time of the win moved back to England, where their daughters live, and bought a five-bedroom bungalow in Hartlepool, County Durham, complete with a tennis court and a swimming pool.ĭuring the Covid pandemic, they donated huge sums to help those on the frontline as well as purchasing computers for children who didn't have the technology to access an education while schools were shut during lockdown. Since then they have already given away more than half of their fortune to family, friends and various charitable causes.Īs well as giving a share to their three daughters and siblings, they reportedly gave all their nieces and nephews money to buy their own homes. The generous couple, a retired teacher and businessman, aged 52 and 54 at the time of the win, sat down and wrote down a list of 50 people they wanted to share the money with. £114.9 million - Frances and Patrick Connolly from Co DownĮuroMillions lottery winners Frances and Patrick Connolly sat down and wrote down a list of 50 people they wanted to share their £114.9m with (Image: AFP via Getty Images)įrances and Patrick Connolly from Northern Ireland won £114.9 million (approximately €137m) in the EuroMillions draw on New Year's Day in 2019.
![female lotto winner that spent money on cars female lotto winner that spent money on cars](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50565693701_340a8f27d0_b.jpg)
With his own share, Mr Brown, who is a keen cyclist, revealed he hoped to splash out on an expensive bike worth around €15,000. They eventually decided to split the sum 49 ways between children, grandchildren, and extended family who were set to pocket €3.5 million each.įamily spokesperson, Gerry Brown, whose wife is a member of the winning group, said at the time of the winnings that they didn’t want the win “to dramatically change lives".
![female lotto winner that spent money on cars female lotto winner that spent money on cars](http://www.blogcdn.com/money.aol.co.uk/media/2011/11/11990243.jpg)
The siblings remained largely out of the public eye following the big win but were described by locals in Duleek as "decent hardworking people". The extended Rogers and Sheridan family are spread out across the Meath and north Dublin area, living in the Naul, Ashbourne, Bellewstown and Duleek. On the night they found out they won, they hid the ticket inside an Argos catalogue and under a mattress for safekeeping before they claimed their winnings.
FEMALE LOTTO WINNER THAT SPENT MONEY ON CARS MAC
Pictured: Dermot Griffin, National Lottery CEO with the record €175.4 million EuroMillions jackpot cheque (Image: Pic: Mac Innes Photography) The north Dublin family decided to split the sum 49 ways between their extended family who were set to pocket €3.5 million each.