Here are some of our biggest winners from March!
The month of March saw two brand new National Lottery millionaires being made including one Lotto jackpot win worth €3,987,540 and one Daily Million top prize win worth €1 Million.
Compiled from National Lottery claims data with all prizes totaling 15,000 and above. 10,000 and above for online winners. This may include more than one prize won on an individual ticket.
On the 4th of March a player from the Royal County Match 5 numbers and the bonus to scoop a handsome €51,178. The winning quick pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw at Souhan’s Filling Station on Haggard Street in Trim, Co. Meath.
It was a St. Patrick’s weekend to remember for one Lotto player from Co. Meath who scooped the jackpot worth a life-changing €3,987,540 on Saturday 18th of March.
The player, who is the sole winner of the ticket and wishes to remain anonymous, was still in a state of shock over the win: “I’ve had over a week to process the win and still can’t wrap my head around it! I kept double checking and triple checking the ticket all week to make sure I hadn’t made a mistake, but today, the ticket was confirmed, and I nearly keeled over when I received my cheque and seen all the numbers. It's the most surreal feeling ever”, he said.
The local man from Meath purchased his winning quick pick ticket on the day of the draw (18th March) in Bowe’s EuroSpar in the centre of Duleek village.
“I’m determined to share this prize with my nearest and dearest to spread some joy. I've already given some of my friends some money to help change their lives a little and I’m in the process of dividing the remainder of the prize out amongst my family. I’m can’t wait to hop on a plane and take a nice long holiday in the sun over the next couple of months to really let the win really sink in!”, he added.
The lucky Meath player wasn’t the only big winner in Saturday night’s, 18th of March draw. Among the 93,000 prize winners throughout the country, another player in Dublin scooped the Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize which was worth an incredible €180,041. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Dunnes Stores in Blackrock, Co. Dublin on Thursday 16th March.
Five days later, an online player in Cork got a nice mid-week treat after matching 5 numbers and the bonus winning €35,754 in Wednesday night's (22nd March) Lotto draw. The online player became the biggest winner of the night after purchasing their ticket in App or online at www.lottery.ie.
In the following Wednesday’s draw, another National Lottery player matched 5 numbers and the bonus to score €86,898. The player from Dublin purchased their quick pick ticket in the Day Today store in Rush, Co. Dublin.
An online player in Meath got a Royal windfall after winning the top prize of €500,000 in Friday’s EuroMillions Plus draw. The online player became the biggest winner of the night in Ireland after purchasing their ticket in App or online at www.lottery.ie. The player from Co. Meath has become the 6th player in Ireland to win the EuroMillions Plus top prize to date in 2023.
On the 14th of March a player from Tipperary won €20,615 after matching 5 numbers or above in Tuesday’s 14th March EuroMillions draw. The winning quick pick ticket was sold at McKevitt’s Costcutter, Liberty Square, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
A week later a player in Limerick won the match 5 prize in Tuesday’s 21st of March EuroMillions draw to scoop €21,907. The Treaty player purchased their winning ticket online or on the National Lottery app.
A syndicate of two from Co. Louth kicked got their month of March off to a sterling start after they scooped €500,000 in Thursdays, 2nd of March, 9pm Daily Million Plus draw.
The winners, who wish to remain private, recounted the run-up to purchasing the winning ticket, and all that followed afterwards: “I was driving along and saw a beautiful looking SUV perched on a hill, and I thought to myself, my goodness I’d love one of those bad boys. It was with that thought I pulled into the next petrol station, picked up some dog food and bought a Daily Million ticket with whatever change was left over. I didn’t check the ticket for a couple of days, it just totally went out my head, but I went back to the shop a couple of days later and the girl that scanned my ticket said, you’ll have to call the National Lottery. I knew then I’d won something big enough maybe €20,000 or so. I called them up and was told I’d won €500,000! All I said back to them was, deadly! I then rang my wife to tell her the news and I was met with dead silence on the other side of the phone. For once in her life she was speechless”, laughed the winner.
When asked how they might like to spend their winnings, the winner chirped, “Well, first thing I’m going to do is go out and buy that fine looking SUV I had my eye on”, he said.
Some home improvements and a trip to Canada and New Zealand are also on the cards for the Louth duo. The syndicate of two purchased their winning ticket in Centra on Main Street Dunleer, Co.Louth.
Five days later, a Dublin player officially became the 10th National Lottery millionaire of 2023 after they won the top prize of €1 million in Tuesday's 7th March 9PM Daily Million draw. The delighted Dublin winner played their winning Quick Pick ticket on the National Lottery App and they revealed that they plan to pay off their mortgage once they cash their cheque for €1 million.
There were some amazing Scratch Card wins in the month of March with five players sharing an incredible €585,000. This included a €50,000 win on an All Cash Extravaganza Scratch Card purchased at Day Today, in Ashbourne Town Centre, Co. Meath. A player from Dublin scratched their way a €15,000 win on an All Cash Gold Scratch Card which they purchased at Tesco Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. €40,000 was won on a Bingo 90 Scratch Card sold at Applegreen, Mountgorry, Malahide Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. Two players from Co. Louth enjoyed wins from Scratch Cards this month with one winning a handsome €30,000 on an All Cash Tripler Scratch Card purchased at Londis, Castletown Rd, Dundalk Co Louth, and the other scooping €25,000 on a Mega Money Multiplier Scratch Card sold at Daybreak, Bay Estate, Dundalk, Co Louth.
A player from the Rebel County got a nice windfall after scratching a Mega Money Multiplier Scratch Card to reveal €25,000. The player purchased their ticket in Londis, The Square, Roscarbery, Co Cork. There was a “Rush” of excitement for one Dublin player who won an incredible €300,000 on an All Cash Gift Scratch Card purchased at Day Today News, Main Street, Rush, Co. Dublin. A player from Dublin won an incredible €50,000 on the Instant Win Game Grid Blaster. And finally, a player from Offaly won a whopping €50,000 on a Bingo Multiplier Scratch Card at Spar Maxol, Church Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.