Irish Lottery Jackpot Stolen
06/11/2008 13:47:44
An Irish Lottery winner almost had her dreams shattered before they had even begun when she had her winning cheque for her Irish Lottery Jackpot stolen. The cheque for €40,000 had only just been collected from Lottery headquarters when a pickpocket stole the cheque from her husbands’ wallet while they were dining at a restaurant celebrating their good fortune.
The retired couple were enjoying a celebratory dinner near the headquarters after picking their winning cheque up, Mrs Kehoe told her husband to take everything out of his wallet except for the cheque to ensure it would remain safe. During their meal Mr Kehoe needed to use the bathroom and unfortunately got locked in and it seems that this is when the thief took the opportunity to steal the cheque from the pocket of Mr Kehoe’s jacket left hanging on the chair.
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The couple contacted security at the eatery and the Garda were called, the thieves were captured on CCTV cameras taking the wallet from the gentleman’s coat and the security guard arranged for the couple to return to lottery headquarters and sort the situation out.
The story has a happy ending however as officials at the Irish Lottery headquarters replaced the cheque immediately rendering the stolen cheque worthless.
The couple from Tramore, Co Waterford won the cheque on an Irish Lottery phone in competition on the Winning streak show. Derek Mooney, the presenter was amazed to hear the couples story and the tale of the stolen cheque was told on his show.
The Irish Lottery is Irelands National Lottery, draws are held twice weekly every Wednesday and Saturday evening.
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