Wednesday’s €14 million (est) Lotto jackpot could be the highest in over 10 years!

 

Lotto Plus 1 winner makes contact to claim €1 million top prize

Wicklow ticket holder finally comes forward to claim €500,000 EuroMillions prize ahead of prize claim deadline

Could we see a new entry into the list of all-time highest Lotto wins after tomorrow night’s draw? The huge buzz around Wednesday’s €14 million (est) jackpot is growing all over the country with the current jackpot roll continuing for almost three months since Wednesday 9th June.

Tomorrow night’s draw could be the largest Lotto jackpot amount that the game has seen in over ten years. The last time a Lotto jackpot exceeded €14 million was in March 2011 when two players from Cavan and Cork shared a jackpot of €14,037,236. A potential single winner of tomorrow night’s jackpot would become the 8th highest Lotto jackpot winner in the history of the game.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “Things are really getting exciting now for Lotto players all over the country! After an almost three-month roll, the Lotto jackpot is now set to reach an incredible 10 year high. The next winner of the jackpot could see themselves being added to the roll call of all time highest winners ever as they join the list as the 8th largest Lotto winner since the game launched in Ireland in 1988. As with all big draws, especially with such an astonishing roll sequence, we expect to see an increase of sales for Wednesday night’s draw as we get closer to the 7.45pm deadline tomorrow evening. We are encouraging all our players who are dreaming of winning this life-changing amount to avoid queues and to purchase their tickets early in-store, in-app or on www.lottery.ie ahead of the cut-off time for sales.”

Meanwhile, the Monaghan winner of the €1 million top prize from Saturday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw has come forward to claim their prize. The winning ticket was purchased in the family-run Birdys Newsagents on the Main Street in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. Another ticket holder to come forward is a lucky Wicklow player who won the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000 on Friday 25th June. The winner made contact with the National Lottery following a nationwide campaign to find the prize winner ahead of the prize claim deadline on Thursday 23rd September. The National Lottery prize claims team are now making arrangements for both prizes to be paid.

See below for a roll call of the top 10 Lotto jackpots wins in the history of the game in Ireland.

 

Date	Lotto Winners	County	Jackpot
28-Jun-08	Dan Morrissey Syndicate from Carlow claim Ireland’s biggest ever win.	Carlow	18,963,441
14-Apr-10	Waterford couple purchase their winning ticket at Easons store in Dungarvan Co. Waterford.	Waterford	16,717,717
23-Oct-10	Dublin man wins massive jackpot with ticket bought at Donnybrook Fair in Dublin 4.	Dublin	16,390,239
28-Jul-07	The Cunningham family from Cork City become Lotto multi-millionaires after buying their ticket at their local Centra store in Farranree, Co. Cork	Cork	16,185,749
26-Apr-08	Family from Co. Dublin share the mega jackpot with a lucky ticket from Rowlagh Newsagent in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.	Dublin	15,658,143
12-Mar-08	Kildare couple buy their life-changing ticket in Tesco, Newbridge Co. Kildare	Kildare	14,543,033
18-Apr-09	Dublin couple purchase their winning ticket at the Spar store in Glenageary, Co. Dublin	Dublin	14,530,193
26-Mar-11	Two separate players in Cavan and Cork each share the jackpot.	Cavan/Cork	14,037,236
23-Jan-16	Winning ticket purchased at Carey's store in Belmullet, Co Mayo	Mayo	13,793,435
22-Dec-07	Winning ticket sold at News & Choose store in in Loughrea, Co. Galway.	Galway	13,295,379

 

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