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Irish Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lotto player bags life-changing six-figure sum as location of huge win confirmed
A lucky Irish Lotto player is celebrating a life-changing win after bagging a huge six-figure prize in Wednesday night's draw. The lucky punter matched all six numbers plus the bonus in tonight's Lotto Plus 2 draw to win the jackpot worth a whopping €250,000. The winning numbers in Wednesday's (July 16) Lotto Plus 2 are: 03, 11, 12, 19, 26, 37 and the bonus number 46. The National Lottery have confirmed that the winning ticket, which is now worth €250,000, was sold in Co Galway. Lotto bosses are set to reveal the shop where the winning ticket was purchased later this week. Incredibly, this is the second huge win for the county in as many days after a lucky EuroMillions player in Galway bagged an astonishing €625,081 in Tuesday's draw after purchasing their ticket in the same store that sold a €7 million ticket last year. Meanwhile, in Wednesday's main Lotto draw, where there was an €11.3m jackpot on offer, the numbers called were: 13, 16, 18, 22, 29, 39 and the bonus number was 41. While the jackpot in this draw went unclaimed, 22 players did match five correct numbers to win €1,270 each. And in Wednesday's Lotto Plus 1 draw, where punters were in with a chance of winning a top prize worth €1m, the numbers to look out for are: 02, 06, 10, 25, 27, 41 and the bonus number is 32. No Lotto players managed to bag the jackpot up for grabs in this draw, although 22 players did pocket €500 each after correctly matching five numbers. There were also 70 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each player receiving €500. The winning Raffle Number is 3775. Players across Ireland are now being urged to check their tickets to see if they are among the more than 83,000 people here who won prizes in Wednesday night's Lotto and Lotto Plus games. If you're holding a winning ticket make sure to contact The National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ to arrange the collection of your prize. If you hold a winning ticket that you bought in a shop, you must claim your prize within 90 days of the applicable draw date. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Irish Daily Mirror
07-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
No winner of EuroDreams top prize in Ireland, but thousands win prizes
No Irish Lotto player managed to snap up the EuroDreams top prize in Monday's draw, but thousands of punters won prizes. One player in Belgium won the life changing prize of €20,000 per month after matching six numbers and the dream number, while over 21,000 players in Ireland won prizes. The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 24, 26, 29 and the dream number 3. Meanwhile, the search is on to find Ireland's latest millionaire, who scooped a life-changing prize in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event over the weekend. The player stands to pocket an astonishing €1,000,500 after their ticket was selected in the Saturday, July 5 draw. While the Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw, last night saw one player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special event. Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning Raffle number won €500, one player won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize. The winning Raffle number was: 9416. The National Lottery has issued an appeal for all punters to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they named the shop and location where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the winning ticket was bought at Ely's Centra in Clerihan Village Centre, Co Tipperary, on Thursday, July 3. The winner is set to become the 14th National Lottery millionaire of 2025, but at the time of writing, they have yet to come forward.
Irish Daily Mirror
04-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
One lucky Lotto player guaranteed to win €1 million in special weekend raffle
One lucky Irish Lotto player is guaranteed to become a millionaire after Saturday's special Lotto plus raffle. With just over 24 hours to go until tomorrow night's Lotto draw, excitement is growing for players across the country as this weekend promises to see one player become a National Lottery millionaire. The Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw but for this Saturday's draw, the National Lottery is adding a guaranteed-to-be-won €1 million to the Lotto Plus Raffle prize fund. Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn in Saturday night's draw will be entered into a once-off draw, where one ticket will be selected to win an additional prize of €1 million, as well as the usual €500 Raffle prize. So far this year, 13 National Lottery players have become millionaires and tomorrow night's Lotto draw is guaranteed to see another winner added to this list. And that's not the only life-changing amount up for grabs this Saturday night. This weekend's Lotto jackpot is set to roll towards an estimated €10 million. Lotto players dreaming of becoming Ireland's next millionaire are reminded that tickets can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or here ahead of the 7.45pm cut-off time for sales on Saturday evening. Ahead of the weekend, Lotto bosses have put together a roll call of the highest winners of 2025 to date: Date Selling Agent County Amount Prize 29 January Centra, Platin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth €4,642,646 12 February Applegreen, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin €2,935,144 Online €1,000,000 Lotto Plus 1 14 February Mace, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow €1,005,000.00 EuroMillions IOR 19 February Keane's Supervalu, Killorglin, Co. Kerry €2,274,988 1 March Gala Pallaskenry, Main Street, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick €2,655,366 10 March Kernan's, Tullygay, Newmills, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Daily Million 26 March Kilkenny €4,005,581 29 March Healy's Supervalu, Dunmanway Co. Cork 14 April Wicklow 19 April Post Office, Tramore, Co. Waterford €4,038,682 14 June Kildare 17 June Clifford's Centra, Shandon Street, Cork City, Co. Cork €250,000,000 Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage and the Irish Language. In total, more than €6.5 billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 37 years ago. In 2024 alone, €239.3 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
The Irish Sun
23-06-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Clock is ticking for Irish Lotto winner as punter has just FOUR days left to claim life-changing prize worth €500k
AN Irish Lotto winner has just FOUR days left to claim life-changing prize worth €500,000 - here is where and when it was bought. A Daily Million Plus 4 A life-changing €500k prize remains unclaimed by one lucky punter Credit: National Lottery 4 They have just four days to collect their winnings Credit: National Lottery The The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at Tesco in Stillorgan Shopping Centre The winning numbers were 17, 22, 23, 25, 30, 37 and the bonus number was 32. So far, the top prize has not been claimed. READ MORE IN MONEY Players have 90 days from the draw date to come forward, meaning the deadline is this Thursday, June 26. If unclaimed by the deadline, the €500,000 National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan said they are keen to hear from anyone who may have the winning ticket. And she encouraged players in the Stillorgan area to carefully check any tickets they may still have. Most read in The Irish Sun She said: 'We have just days left to reunite a Daily Million Plus player in Stillorgan with their €500,000 prize. 'The winning ticket was purchased at Tesco in Stillorgan Shopping Centre and matched all numbers in the 2pm draw on 28th March. Penneys 'Lotto Lovelies' collect huge cheque at National Lottery HQ 'With the deadline fast approaching on Thursday, 26th June, we're encouraging everyone in the area to check any old tickets they might have tucked away. 'You never know - this could be your winning moment.' Winners should sign the back of the ticket and keep it safe. And they are now being urged to contact the National Lottery prize claims team to arrange collection without delay. Winners can ring The lucky player will then be invited to Lottery HQ to collect their prize. This comes just days after a record-breaking €250m winning EuroMillions ticket was sold at . The lucky punter became the National Lottery's 13th millionaire of 2025 and the largest-ever Irish jackpot winner when they bagged the huge sum on Tuesday's EuroMillions draw. Clifford's store manager Simon Champ said he had no idea who the lucky 'DREAM COME TRUE' Irish Lottery Manager, Cian Murphy, said: 'A win of this size is life-changing. 'It is a celebration for the Lottery, the shop, the community and the winner. It is fantastic as it makes someone's dream come true.' But he said if winners do not want their identities revealed, the Lottery ensures that the name does not get out into the public arena. 4 If unclaimed, the prize will go back into the National Lottery fund Credit: Alamy 4 The ticket was bought at Tesco, Stillorgan shopping centre Co Dublin Credit: National Lottery
Irish Daily Mirror
20-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
History of the Lotto in Ireland after €250m claimed in historic EuroMillions win
From the days of the sweepstakes up to the EuroMillions and online tickets, the lottery has had a firm hold on Irish society. As a lucky player in Cork scooped a massive €250 million in the EuroMillions on Tuesday, we take a look back at the history of the Lotto in Ireland. While the saying "the luck of the Irish" rings true for thousands of winners, the lottery hasn't been all fun and games in this country. There were scandals, a gameshow, a winning accountant that forced the rules to be changed, and the hilarious movie about the Irish Lotto - Waking Ned. In the 1930s, following the Civil War, Ireland was in a great depression, and funding was badly needed for hospitals. So the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes lottery (known as 'the sweeps') was established as it promised to raise much needed money for hospitals. Despite such lotteries being illegal in most jurisdictions, tickets were taking in millions and millions of pounds. While it promised to do good, the sweeps turned into one of the country's greatest scandals. In 1973, it emerged that only 10 per cent of the money raised was given to hospitals, as the founders of the lottery became rich. People were fooled into thinking it was an honest operation as it was associated with the Government and gardaí were in charge of tickets. However, it was far from that. On top of hospitals only receiving a small portion of profits, the sweeps involved worldwide ticket-smuggling, tickets sold abroad that never made it back to Ireland, and tickets that never even made it into the drum. Over a decade after the scandal broke, The National Lottery, which we know today, began in 1987 and the first draw took place on Saturday April 16, 1988. Two years later a draw was also added on a Wednesday. When the lottery first launched, players chose six numbers from a choice of 36. However, this didn't last long as Dubliner, Polish-Irish accountant Stefan Klincewicz, figured out how to hack the game. For a draw in May 1992, the accountant - as part of a 28-person syndicate - bought enough tickets covering all the different combinations. They matched the winning numbers and ended up winning £1.16 million. The National Lottery caught on to their game and changed the format to 6/39 in August 1992. It also added the bonus ball to create more prizes. Its very first draw was broadcast on RTÉ One, and it was presented by Ronan Collins and an independent observer. But just two years later it was decided that a show with more glitz and glam was needed, so Winning Streak was born. It first aired with Mike Murphy as the presenter, and it would go on to become one of the longest-running game shows in Europe. Marty Whelan then took over in 2009 and presented the show right up until 2020. It came off air when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and hasn't come back since. However, broadcaster Marty says he would love to present the show again as it brought so much joy to households across Ireland. In 2004, the EuroMillions launched in Ireland as lotto players rejoiced that even more money could be won. A year later, Dolores McNamara became the country's first big winner when she scooped €115.4m, and has arguably remained Ireland's most well-known lotto winner. She was also the biggest EuroMillions winner at the time. The mother-of-six from Limerick discovered her historic win while in her local pub, the Track Bar. After her friend checked her ticket, a barmaid said the pub erupted in cheers and the "drink started flowing and the champagne was poured". Media attention followed her as she arrived at Lotto HQ on August 4, 2005, to collect her massive cheque. However, the millionaire became nervous with the fanfare and released a statement through her solicitor as she wanted to "return to normality as soon as possible". Since Dolores' win, there have been 18 EuroMillions wins in Ireland, however, no one other than Dolores went public with their win. One of the biggest wins was by The Naul Family Syndicate in February 2019, when they won €175.4 million. While they didn't officially go public, one of the nine winners spoke out after the €250m win on Tuesday night. Matt Rogers, who pocketed almost €20m, gave Ireland's newest millionaire some advice: "Don't let it change you". The Lotto has had such a hold on Irish society that in 1998 a fictionalised story about a man who won it was released. Waking Ned, which starred the late David Kelly, told the story of Ned Devine- a man who had a heart attack and died after the shock of winning the big bucks. The movie then follows the hilarious extremes the village goes to to try and claim his prize, as they decide it should be done in his honour.
