Martin McDonald was the first ever on-line Jackpot winner when his selection of numbers took the top prize of €6,350 in the County Board weekly lotto draw on Tuesday evening. Formerly of Emill, Clonmore, Mooncoin Martin who is retired with now resides in Dublin and recieved his news by means of an automatic email that is sent to all online players after each draw. It was his second online win having received a match three cheque for €70 previously. A former student of St. Kieran’s College he left Mooncoin the year before before their senior hurling championship win of 1965 when they defeated the holders Bennetsbridge by 2-8 to 1-8. Martin was and was once Chairman of St. Matthews’s football club in Donegal when he worked in the County. In Mooncoin he has strong connections with the game where his late brother Wattie who played left half back for Mooncoin was on the 1966 All Ireland final panel when Kilkenny went down to Cork. The McDonald family are proud holders of an All Ireland medal after Martins father Mark was the goalkeeper on the 1922 county side that defeated Tipperary 4-2 to 2-6 in the final. In the victorious 1922 photo in the Gallery section of this site Martin noted a Miss Gorey seated in the team photo and was interested to know if anyone had further details on the club or area of the county she was from. A keen Kilkenny supporter Martin keeps a strong interest in the county side and the progress of the injuries to the key players in the build up to this years championship.
This Weeks Winning Numbers were, 9, 11, 18, 24 and Bonus Number 21. Along with the on-line Jackpot Winner there was 12 Match Three Winners who each recieved €38.00 each. The list of winners and the Clubs who sold them are
· Winner Club
· Owen Dollard Slieverue GAA Club
· Kevin O’Brian Slieverue GAA Club
· Jack Tyler Slieverue GAA Club
· Chris Finnegan Slieverue GAA Club
· Bernie Murphy Slieverue GAA Club
· Geraldine Sutton Slieverue GAA Club
· Margaret mackey John Lockes GAA Club
· Ger Cullen Bennettsbridge GAA Club
· Fiona Bryan John Lockes GAA Club
· A. Webster Threecastles GAA Club
· A.Duggan Piltown GAA Club
· Young-Irelands GAA Club
The Prize Fund for Next Weeks is €4,950.00 and is made up as follows Match 4 Plus Bonus, €4,500.00 Match 4 Prize, €2,500.00, Match 3 Winners, Share, €450.00
To get the results and teams at all grades in Kilkenny and Nationaly go to Gerry O’Neills recently updated Bible on the Resources section of this site.
To play the Lotto online go to the Lotto Link on the Homepage
By Mary Morgan Sun 10th Apr
