Ireland - Lotto
Lotto
Next draw
Wednesday
22 May
2024
3
days
22 h : 42 m : 15
Next Jackpot
3,000,000€
Past Results
Saturday
18 May 2024
- 1
- 5
- 12
- 35
- 37
- 42
- 34
Jackpot
2,500,000€
Top Jackpot This Week
3
days
06 h : 42 m : 15
$421,000,000
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Winning Numbers
The Most Common Drawn Lotto Numbers - Hot Numbers
27
Drawn
79
times
3 Days ago
15 May
2024
35
Drawn
78
times
3 Days ago
15 May
2024
21
Drawn
74
times
14 Days ago
04 May
2024
38
Drawn
74
times
21 Days ago
27 Apr
2024
22
Drawn
72
times
17 Days ago
01 May
2024
29
Drawn
72
times
49 Days ago
30 Mar
2024
46
Drawn
21
times
42 Days ago
06 Apr
2024
The Least Often Drawn Lotto Numbers - Cold Numbers
19
Drawn
47
times
21 Days ago
27 Apr
2024
36
Drawn
52
times
105 Days ago
03 Feb
2024
32
Drawn
54
times
24 Days ago
24 Apr
2024
33
Drawn
54
times
14 Days ago
04 May
2024
46
Drawn
55
times
70 Days ago
09 Mar
2024
17
Drawn
56
times
35 Days ago
13 Apr
2024
24
Drawn
3
times
129 Days ago
10 Jan
2024
The statistics are generated from 2019 to the latest draw
Lotto
Lotto is Ireland’s longest running and most popular national lottery game.
Lotto draws take place twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 19:58 local time.
Lotto tickets cost €1.00 per line, although players must enter a minimum of two lines.
To enter Lotto, choose six numbers between 1 and 47, or buy a Quick Pick to play with randomly generated numbers.
The Lotto Plus option is available for an extra €1.00, which enters the six numbers into three additional games: Lotto Plus, Lotto Plus 2 and the Raffle Draw.
Players can win up to €500,000 in Lotto Plus, up to €250,000 in Lotto Plus 2 and up to €500 in the Raffle Draw.
The Lotto Plus games are played with the same numbers as selected for the main Lotto, with players being allocated a randomly generated four-digit number for the Raffle Draw: one for each line entered into the main Lotto draw.
Jackpot
Lotto offers a minimum guaranteed jackpot of €2 million and has no rollover or jackpot cap.
The biggest ever Lotto jackpots are:
- €18,963,441 on June 29, 2008.
- €16,700,000 on April 14, 2010.
- €16,300,000 on October 23, 2010.
Odds and Prizes
The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot are 1 in 10,737,573.
Players can win Lotto prizes at eight tiers, with overall odds of 1 in 29 of winning a prize.
| Prize Category | Numbers Matched | Winning Odds | Winning Odds % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 in 10,737,573 | 0.000009 |
| 2 | 5, plus Bonus | 1 in 1,789,596 | 0.00006 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 in 44,740 | 0.002 |
| 4 | 4, plus Bonus | 1 in 17,896 | 0.006 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 in 918 | 0.1 |
| 6 | 3, plus Bonus | 1 in 688 | 0.15 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 in 54 | 1.9 |
| 8 | 2, plus Bonus | 1 in 72 | 1.4 |
Payout and Taxes
Lotto prizes are paid out as lump sums only, with winners having up to 90 days to make a claim.
Lottery prizes are not subject to tax in Ireland; however, anyone playing Lotto from abroad should check local tax laws to find out if winnings must be declared.
Who Can Play Lotto?
Players must be at least 18 years of age to play Lotto.
Lotto tickets are available from authorized retailers across Ireland, while Irish residents can also enter via the official Irish National Lottery website.
Players from abroad can play Lotto online via Lottery Agent websites.
History of Lotto
The first Lotto draw took place in 1988. Originally, there were only 36 numbers to choose from, with draws taking place weekly on Saturdays. Jackpots were also much smaller, starting at 250,000 Irish pounds.
Wednesday draws were added in May 1990, with the number selection rising to 42 in September 1994. The number selection rose again to 45 in November 2006, before rising to the 47 of today in September 2015.
Lotto Plus was added in 2000, followed by Lotto Plus 2 in 2002 and the Raffle Draw in September 2015.