Two days with two life-changing jackpots for National Lottery players

Tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot heads towards an estimated €145 million

Wednesday night’s Lotto jackpot could hit highest amount ever seen in the game

Excitement is growing for National Lottery players all over Ireland with two massively life-altering jackpots up for grabs this week.

Tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot is rolling towards an estimated €145 million. If the colossal jackpot is won tonight in Ireland, it would mark the 17th Irish EuroMillions jackpot win since the game launched in Ireland in 2004.

Ahead of the highly-anticipated mega draw, the National Lottery are reminding players that the cut-off time for ticket sales is 7.30pm this evening and tickets can be purchased in-store, in the National Lottery app or at www.lottery.ie.

Meanwhile, Lotto fever continues to grip the nation as tomorrow night’s jackpot heads towards an estimated €19 million which could become the highest amount ever seen in the game. If the Lotto jackpot exceeds the current cap which is set at €18.96 million, no more money will be added to the jackpot prize until it is won. The funds that would normally go to the jackpot will be distributed to the next lower prize tier at which there are winners. If the jackpot is won at an amount higher than €18.96 million, that amount will become the game’s new jackpot cap.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “National Lottery players all over Ireland are counting down the hours to tonight’s massive EuroMillions draw with an estimated €145 million jackpot on offer. If a player in Ireland wins this hugely life-altering amount, it would mark the 17th Irish EuroMillions jackpot win since the game launched in Ireland in 2004. We are reminding players dreaming of waking up tomorrow morning as Ireland’s newest multi-millionaire to purchase their tickets early and to avoid queues where possible ahead of the 7.30pm deadline this evening.”

“And that’s not the only massive jackpot that National Lottery players have to play for this week! Tomorrow night’s Lotto jackpot is set to hit an estimated €19 million which could prove to be an historic milestone in the game. The Lotto jackpot is currently capped at €18.96 million and this represents the record breaking Lotto jackpot win by the Dan Morrissey syndicate in Carlow in June 2008, which was the largest amount ever seen in Lotto. Once the jackpot exceeds the cap, no more money will be added to the jackpot prize until it is won. The funds that would normally go to the jackpot will be distributed to the next lower prize tier at which there are winners. If the jackpot is won at an amount higher than €18.96 million, that amount will become the game’s new jackpot cap.”

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.