€640 Million Won & 30 New Millionaires in 2019
National Lottery Announces Record €640 Million in Prizes Won by its Players in 2019 / 30 New Millionaires Created Across National Lottery Games Last Year / €250 Million Raised For Good Causes
The National Lottery created an incredible 30 new millionaires in 2019, with a record €640 million being won in prizes by its players during the past year, it was revealed today.
It was a memorable year for players of the Lotto game with a total of nine lucky jackpot winners claiming in of excess of €58 million in jackpot prizes between them. In total over €140 million in Lotto prizes was won with the biggest Lotto prize of the year won by a Wicklow family who claimed a mammoth €11.2 million jackpot in August 2019.
Photo Caption: Donegal farmer, Odhrán Doherty pictured with his family, collecting a Lotto Plus 1 top prize of €1 million from Lotto HQ was one of 30 millionaires created by the National Lottery in 2019.
The biggest National Lottery prize paid out in 2019 was the record breaking €175 million EuroMillions jackpot which was won by the ‘Naul Family Syndicate’ last February. In total, €266 million in EuroMillions prizes was won in Ireland last year.
It was also another record breaking year for scratch card prizes with figures showing that a total of over €188 million was won by players throughout the country.
In 2019, National Lottery players also raised €250 million for Good Causes, up over 9% on last year’s figure of €228.5 million. Approximately 1.4 million adults participate in National Lottery games on a weekly basis ensuring this vital contribution to Irish society continues to grow and to support more Good Causes all over Ireland.
Figures released by the National Lottery show that:
- Total won on National Lottery prizes in 2019 was over €640 million.
- National Lottery players raised €250 million for Good Causes in 2019, up over 9% on last year’s figure of €228.5 million.
- Total prizes won on Lotto games in excess of €140 million.
- EuroMillions prizes in Ireland amounted to over €266 million.
- Total prizes won on scratch cards in 2019 was over €188 million.
- Since 2004, there have now been 14 winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in Ireland following last year’s €175 million record breaking jackpot win.
- It was also a record breaking year for the EuroMillions Plus game in Ireland with an incredible 32 winners of the Plus top prize of €500,000.
- There were 9 Lotto jackpot winners sharing over €58 million in jackpot prizes.
National Lottery Prizes Above €1 Million Won in 2019
| Date | Country | Game | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
14th January 2019 |
Dublin |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
24th January 2019 |
Mayo |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
9th February 2019 |
Limerick |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,000.00 |
15th February 2019 |
Kilkenny |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
19th February 2019 |
Dublin |
EuroMillions |
€175,475,380.00 |
23rd February 2019 |
Dublin |
Lotto |
€10,288,699.00 |
2nd March 2019 |
Louth |
Lotto |
€2,497,730.00 |
2nd March 2019 |
Online/App |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
23rd March 2019 |
Dublin |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,009.00 |
30th March 2019 |
Donegal |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,000.00 |
10th April 2019 |
Online/App |
Lotto |
€6,442,954.00 |
8th May 2019 |
Tipperary |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,000.00 |
15th May 2019 |
Dublin |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,003.00 |
18th May 2019 |
Louth |
Lotto |
€6,197,317.00 |
8th June 2019 |
Galway |
Lotto |
€4,051,610.00 |
8th June 2019 |
Offaly |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,002.00 |
12th June 2019 |
Tipperary |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
22nd June 2019 |
Clare |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,003.00 |
5th July 2019 |
Laois |
EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) |
€1,005,000.00 |
20th July 2019 |
Cavan |
Lotto Plus 1 |
€1,000,000.00 |
21st August 2019 |
Wicklow |
Lotto |
€11,225,280.00 |
1st September 2019 |
Leitrim |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
21st September 2019 |
Cork |
Lotto |
€5,325,592.00 |
4th October 2019 |
Dublin |
EuroMillions |
€2,521,015.00 |
23rd October 2019 |
Waterford |
Lotto |
€5,260,021.00 |
30th October 2019 |
Longford |
Daily Million |
€1,000,000.00 |
3rd December 2019 |
Dublin |
EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) |
€1,000,005.00 |
6th December 2019 |
Dublin |
EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) |
€1,000,005.00 |
7th December 2019 |
Kilkenny |
Lotto |
€6,834,413.00 |
31st December 2019 |
Limerick |
Millionaire Raffle |
€1,000,000.00 |
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Robert Magee
National Lottery Press Office
087 670 6826