Irish Lottery News

First 2016 EuroMillions Superdraw Offers €130 Million Jackpot

Thursday 29th September

Friday’s EuroMillions draw will offer a jackpot worth a guaranteed €130 million in a special Superdraw set to celebrate a number of changes to the game that came into effect this week. This is the second-largest jackpot of 2016, right behind the €132 million shared by a French and an Irish player in the draw on Friday 29th January.

EuroMillions Enters New Era as Changes Take Effect

Tuesday 27th September

A momentous EuroMillions draw will take place tonight after a number of changes were made to the game to generate more excitement and bigger regular jackpots. Tickets went on sale for the new EuroMillions after the last game on Friday 23rd September, when a player from France won €23.8 million.

€500,000 Irish Lotto Plus Win for Couple Who Played Same Numbers for 15 Years

Wednesday 21st September

An Irish couple successfully scooped a Lotto Plus 1 jackpot of €500,000 after the numbers that they had been playing for 15 years were finally drawn. The husband and wife from Kildare matched the numbers 1, 2, 13, 14, 39, 42 to win the six-figure sum on Saturday 10th September.

Syndicate of Soldiers Scoops €452,000 Irish Lotto Prize

Wednesday 14th September

An army syndicate based in Co Kilkenny has snapped up an enormous Irish Lotto prize of €452,700 thanks to a Quick Pick ticket. The group of 20, from the 3rd Infantry Battalion at Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny, started buying tickets together in January 2015, but switched to playing online a few months ago and have now been rewarded with €22,635 each after matching five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the draw on Saturday 27th August.