Millionaire Raffle Prizes
Every Christmas Millionaire Raffle guarantees one lucky winner of €1,000,000, with additional prizes often awarded in lower tiers. Every prize tier has a fixed number of winners which means there are no rollovers.
The exact number of other prizes available varies from year to year but the structure is very similar. Take a look at what was on offer in the 2025 draw:
| Prize Tier | Prize Amount | Number of Prizes | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | €1,000,000 | 1 | 1 in 600,000 |
| Level 2 | €100,000 | 6 | 1 in 100,000 |
| Level 3 | €10,000 | 15 | 1 in 40,000 |
| Level 4 | €5,000 | 45 | 1 in 13,333 |
| Level 5 | €1,000 | 302 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Level 6 | €500 | 8,131 | 1 in 73 |
| Overall odds of winning any Millionaire Raffle prize are approximately 1 in 70.59 | |||
Understanding the Odds: Why They Depend on Ticket Sales
Unlike standard draw-based lotteries where the odds are locked in by physical variables (the number of balls in a machine), the Millionaire Raffle is a closed-loop system. Your exact odds of winning a prize depend completely on how many total tickets are sold for the draw.
Maximum Cap: The National Lottery limits the entire game to a maximum pool of exactly 600,000 tickets
Scenario A: The Raffle Sells Out completely (600,000 tickets)
Because the raffle has sold out consistently over consecutive years, your baseline odds are calculated against the maximum cap of 600,000 ticket sales:
- Odds of winning the €1 Million Top Prize: Exactly 1 in 600,000 per ticket.
- Odds of winning any cash prize: 8,500 winning tickets out of 600,000 creates an overall winning probability of approximately 1 in 70.58.
Scenario B: The Raffle Does Not Sell Out
Because the draw strictly draws winners only from code ranges that have actually been purchased, any unsold tickets are removed from the prize pool prior to the draw. This means if only 500,000 tickets are sold:
- Your odds of winning the €1 Million jackpot instantly improve to 1 in 500,000.
- Your overall odds of securing any of the 8,500 guaranteed cash prizes scale up to a generous 1 in 58.82.
To win, you need to match your code to a winning one on the results page. You have until the 31st March 2026 to be able to claim any prizes that you win. Remember to keep your ticket safe, it’s your proof of ownership.