Fortune Smiles: Laois Player Wins €250,000 in Last Night's Lotto Draw!

A Lotto player in Co. Laois was the biggest winner in Saturday night’s Lotto draw after scooping the Lotto Plus 2 top prize worth a whopping €250,000.  

The lucky player purchased their ticket at Centra on Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.  

The winning numbers from last night’s Lotto Plus 2 draw (Saturday 5th August) were:  1, 2, 12, 15, 24, 31, and the bonus was 47

While there was no winner of last night’s €3,932,614 Lotto Jackpot, there were more than 94,000 players who won prizes. This included an online win from a player in Co. Limerick who successfully Matched 5 numbers and the Bonus to win €139,269. 

The numbers in last night’s main Lotto draw were: 1, 13, 20, 21, 40, 47 and the bonus was 6 

This Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot (9th August) will roll to an estimated €4.2 Million.   

A National Lottery spokesperson said, “A player from Laois was the biggest winner in last night’s Lotto draw after scooping the Lotto Plus 2 top prize of an incredible €250,000. While there was no winner of last night’s €3.9 Million Lotto Jackpot, an online player from Co. Limerick did manage to match 5 numbers and the bonus to score €139,269. We’re encouraging all of our players to check their tickets and if you are one of the big winners, sign your ticket and contact our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email mailto:claims@lottery.ie, and we will make arrangements for the prize to be paid.”  

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 35 years ago. In 2021 alone, €304 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland. 

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