€37,000 for Buncrana’s Afke on Winning Streak

A Dutch woman, living in Inishowen for more than 30 years won a cool €37,000 when she appeared on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One last Saturday, just months after a fire almost destroyed her family business.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th May 2019, 18:33 BST
Afke Barr from Buncrana won 37,000 euro, including a car on last Saturday's ( Winning Streak Game Show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winners cheques were from left to right: Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Afke Barr the winning recipient; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive of the National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak Game Show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Bradley's Shop, Gort, Fahan.. Pic: Mac Innes PhotographyAfke Barr from Buncrana won 37,000 euro, including a car on last Saturday's ( Winning Streak Game Show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winners cheques were from left to right: Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Afke Barr the winning recipient; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive of the National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak Game Show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Bradley's Shop, Gort, Fahan.. Pic: Mac Innes Photography
Afke Barr from Buncrana won 37,000 euro, including a car on last Saturday's ( Winning Streak Game Show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winners cheques were from left to right: Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Afke Barr the winning recipient; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive of the National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak Game Show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Bradley's Shop, Gort, Fahan.. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

Afke Barr from Buncrana, l was the latest Donegal person to make an appearance on the popular TV game show. Her Winning Streak game got off to a flier when she won an electric car (Renault Zoe) worth €25,000 on the very first game. She went on to scoop a further €12,000 in cash from the show.

Afke is originally from the Freisland in the Netherlands but has lived in Ireland for 33 years. Afke moved to Ireland and at first, spent time travelling around the country. She met her husband John in Listowel at the All Ireland Fleadh and got married in the years that followed and now 33 years later the pair have two daughters in their twenties, Caoimhe and Orla.

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Afke’s Winning Streak appearance is a result of an unfortunate tragedy following a fire at their business premises in Buncrana which saw the ‘John Barr’ Drapery store burn down last February. Thanks to help from the Buncrana community, the business shortly reopened at another premises and a good luck card containing a lucky Winning Streak ticket was the one which was pulled out by Winning Streak presenters Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy two weeks ago.

There was an outpouring of emotion from all in Buncrana who were delighted to see Afke being called to appear on the show and she has had incredible support from the entire community who were cheering for her in living rooms across the town last Saturday.

Afke was surrounded by her close friends and neighbours in the RTÉ studios on Saturday evening and was delighted with her family’s change of luck following the fire.

Winning Streak will take a week’s break due to RTÉ Eurovision coverage and will return to RTÉ One on Saturday 25th May where five more players from all over Ireland will get the chance to play for huge cash sums, holidays and cars.

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