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IRELAND’S RECORD LOTTO jackpot remains unclaimed again as there was no winner of the €19,060,800 prize in tonight’s draw.
The jackpot rolled over from June until last week, when it was capped less than €1 million shy of the €20 million milestone.
It reached the record breaking figure last Wednesday when it wasn’t won. The jackpot went unclaimed again last Saturday.
The winning numbers in tonight’s draw were 5, 6, 9, 31, 35, 45 and a bonus number 12.
Tonight’s #Lotto Jackpot has NOT been won.
— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) October 6, 2021
Two players in Dublin have each won a M5 + B prize of €565,390. 🤩#ItCouldBeYou
A single winner of the prize would become the biggest ever Lotto jackpot winner in the history of the game in Ireland.
For each draw until won, the jackpot will remain at €19,060,800 and the funds that would normally contribute to growing the jackpot will now flow down to the next tier at which there are winners.
This means there will be more prize money guaranteed to be won at non-jackpot prize tiers.
Two players in Dublin have tonight each won a Match 5 + Bonus prize of €565,390.
Another player in Mayo has won the Lotto Plus 2 top prize of €250,000.
The next Lotto draw will take place on Saturday evening.
The full results from tonight’s draws are available here.
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Phew….thank god. I forgot to do it again.
@James Fox: same. I’ll see you here next week!
@James Fox: is 1 million not enough for you??
I bought a ticket ’cause if you’re not in, you can’t win. Loads more money for the Canadian pension fund.
@Ann Neylan: Ann, I long ago adopted the mantra “If you’re not in, you can’t lose” in relation to the lotto.
This current hype is a very well run marketing campaign.
I do hope that the lottery eventually comes under the very close scrutiny that it deserves some day.
One of the worst forms of gambling in Ireland yet is ignored when any serious debate is conducted on that subject.
I won €3 but somehow that’s not newsworthy
Why is it capped at just over €19m – surely a nice round €20m would be better from a marketing pov?
@LaoisWeather: I guess at some point mathematically you risk having the opportunity to run enough combinations of numbers to make the odds of winning much better and the prize available worth in investment?
The winner has been the Lotto.
Meanwhile private operators stuff pockets as jackpot capped at present pool . It should all be going to worthy causes .
I won a tenner but looking at 5 numbers and 5 plus 1 no way did they redistribute the excess!! Load of bull hunky.
Canadian pensions doing great
Tax on the poor
have your say