A Moate woman’s ‘Winning Streak’ netted her a fantastic cash prize when she was selected to be a player on the National Lottery’s flagship gameshow.
Clare Carroll from Moate was one of five players who appeared on last Saturday’s Winning Streak programme.
Clare, who won a cash prize to the value of €33,000, is a mother of four and she and her husband Matt enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren and hope to fit in a holiday to the States once they are over the surprise of Clare’s unexpected windfall.
It all began for Clare when she purchased her lucky ticket in Dunnes Stores in Athlone.
It was a great surprise when her name was read out on the show the previous week and Clare was on her way to Montrose!
A whirlwind week followed, with good wishes from Clare’s many friends in Moate pouring in.
On Saturday, Clare, accompanied by family members and some friends, travelled to the RTÉ studios to take part in the show.
Cheering for Clare were many well wishers at home in Moate and also, sons, James, who lives in the UK, Keith, who lives in America, David, who is based in Australia and daughter, Nicola, who is living in the UK.
Clare and Matt are grandparents to Michael, Lee and Megan and hope to use some of the winnings to travel to America for a holiday with family in the near future.
Clare is a dog lover and with six dogs of her own, two labradors, an English pointer, a cocker spaniel and two springer spaniels, it’s a good thing she enjoys walking!
However, Clare said that she is thinking of buying a car out of her winnings and said that being on the show was an amazing experience for her.
Clare was one of five players on the show on Saturday last and the total amount won was €251,000.
Clare is the latest to represent Westmeath on Winning Streak, a weekly show presented by Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy.
