Could a National Lottery player become the 10th highest Lotto winner ever this weekend?

 

Tomorrow night’s jackpot heads towards a life-changing €13.5 million (est)

With just one day to go until the €13.5 million (estimated) Lotto draw, excitement is growing all over the country as players far and wide are being encouraged to purchase their tickets early. With the current jackpot roll lasting almost three months, huge anticipation is building ahead of Saturday night’s draw.

So far this year, there have been five Lotto jackpot winners in Limerick, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Cork and Galway. If the massive €13.5 million jackpot is won tomorrow night, one lucky player could be joining the roll call of winners for 2021, becoming the 6th Lotto jackpot winner of the year.

The last time a Lotto jackpot exceeded €13 million was in January 2016 when a lucky ticketholder from Belmullet, Co. Mayo scooped the jackpot prize of €13,793,435. A potential winner of tomorrow night’s jackpot would find themselves at number ten on the list of all-time highest Lotto wins since the game launched in Ireland in 1988.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “This could certainly be one of the most memorable weekends for one lucky Lotto player! If the jackpot is won tomorrow night, the next Lotto winner will take on the title of 10th highest Lotto jackpot winner ever in the history of the game. As we get closer to this potentially life-changing draw, we are urging our players to buy their tickets early in order to avoid queues and to follow public health guidelines. We are reminding Lotto players that tickets can be purchased in-store, in-app and at www.lottery.ie ahead of the cut-off time for ticket sales at 7.45pm tomorrow evening.”

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
04-Sept-21	It could be you!		€13.5 Million (EST)

 

Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on all 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 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 34 years ago. In 2020 alone, €254 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.