Saturday night’s Lotto draw could see a player become the 15th highest Jackpot winner EVER to be seen in Ireland

 

Lotto players all over the country are getting ready for what could be a potentially life-changing weekend with an astonishing €11.5 million (estimated) up for grabs in Saturday’s Lotto draw. 

If one Lotto player wins the incredible amount on offer in tomorrow night’s draw, they would become the first Lotto jackpot winner of 2024 and also take the 15th spot on the list of all-time highest Lotto jackpot winners ever to be seen in Ireland. 

The top spot is currently held by a Mayo family syndicate who scooped €19.06 Million in January 2022 followed by Jackpot wins by players in Carlow, Waterford, Dublin (5), Cork, Kildare, Mayo, Galway, Kilkenny and Donegal. 

See below for the roll call of all time highest jackpot wins to date: 

 

	Draw Date	Winning location	County	Jackpot Amount
1	15/01/2022	Laura's XL, Hopkins Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo	Mayo	€19,060,800.00
2	28/06/2008	Hegartys Staplestown Road, Carlow	Carlow	€18,963,441.00
3	14/04/2010	T/A Easons, Dungarvan S.C., Dungarvan, Waterford	Waterford	€16,717,717.00
4	23/10/2010	Donnybrook Fair, 89 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Dublin	€16,390,239.00
5	28/07/2007	Centra, 23/25 Close Road, Farranree, Cork	Cork	€16,185,749.00
6	26/04/2008	Rowlagh News, Unit 4, Chaplins Place, Clondalkin Dublin 22	Dublin	€15,658,143.00
7	12/03/2008	Tesco  Ireland Cork Road, Newbridge Kildare	Kildare	€14,543,033.00
8	18/04/2009	Spar, 8 til 12 Glenageary S.C., Glenageary,     Dublin	Dublin	€14,530,193.00
9	23/01/2016	Carey's Main Street Belmullet Co Mayo	Mayo	€13,793,435.00
10	22/12/2007	News+ Choose Main Street, Loughrea Galway	Galway	€13,295,379.00
20	27/05/2009	Dalkey PO, Ulverton Place, Dalkey, Dublin	Dublin	€13,150,324.00
20	01/03/2017	Supervalu Knocklyon Dublin 16	Dublin	€12,849,224.00
13	14/04/2021	Circle K Service Station Waterford Road Kilkenny	Kilkenny	€12,740,043.00
14	04/06/2014	American House Main Street Bundoran Co Donegal	Donegal	€12,155,282.00
15	06/01/2024	It could be you		€11.5 Million (est)
16	03/12/2016	Top Service Station 96-99 Amiens St Dublin 1	Dublin	€11,345,002.00

 

The National Lottery are reminding Lotto players hoping to be spending this weekend celebrating that tickets can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie ahead of the 7.45pm cut-off time for sales on Saturday evening. 

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “This weekend will mark the first Saturday night Lotto draw of the year and with a Jackpot rolling towards an estimated €11.5 Million, excitement is growing amongst players all over the country. Saturday’s draw could prove to be hugely life-changing and if the incredible Jackpot is won by a sole winner, they will find themselves joining the list of all-time highest Jackpot winners ever to be seen in Ireland. Talk about getting the new year off to an epic start!” 

“For players dreaming of potentially taking the highly coveted spot on the list as the 15th highest Lotto Jackpot winner, we are reminding players that the cut-off time for ticket sales is 7.45pm on Saturday evening and tickets can be purchased in-store nationwide, through the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie.” 

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 Billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 36 years ago. In 2022 alone, €259.5 Million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.     

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