'I put the ticket in a jar and buried it in the garden' - Limerick lotto winners dig up 5.5m jackpot ticket

"I was watching the draw live on TV, and when the numbers appeared on the screen, I had to pause it straight away."

"Fair City was on after the draw, but I don't remember anything from that episode! Even when we went to bed that night, neither of us could sleep - it was such a shock to the system."

"We had an empty jar left over from one of our dinners, so we cleaned it out, put the ticket inside, and buried it. It's been there for weeks!"

"I was scrolling through my phone and saw that a winning ticket was sold in Laois, so I checked my ticket online. When I saw the 'big win' notification, I knew it was real. It was very surreal."

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