Professional footballer wins $1.7 million in Irish lottery
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Rising Irish football star Kevin O'Connor won €1 million in the Christmas Millionaire Raffle.
Preston North End's O'Connor was visiting family in Ireland when he found out he had won €1 million (NZ$1.7m), from a ticket gifted by his uncle.
Peader Murphy bought him the Irish National Lottery ticket as a present from a shop in Castlebridge, County Wexford last month.
The 22-year-old told the BBC he had "no immediate plans" for the money and his main focus was helping his team climb up the league.
The defender said he had been told to check his numbers by his mother after she heard the winning numbers had been sold locally.
"After some searching, I sent them a picture of the ticket, but I never really believed that it was the winner of the €1 million prize," he said.
The windfall came two days after O'Connor sat on the bench in his side's 3-2 defeat by Middlesbrough on New Year's day.
O'Connor, who signed for the Championship side in July after helping Cork City win a league and cup double in the Irish Republic, added it had been "an incredible two days".
"I don't think the win has sunk in yet," he said.
"I have no immediate plans but it will take a few days before we make any decisions.
"The important part of today was having my family with me, so they will be at the forefront of any plans."
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