Player Misses €2,693,222 Irish Lotto Jackpot After Single-Number Near Win, Wins €46,511

A player came within a single number of the €2, 693, 222 irish lotto jackpot, instead securing a consolation prize for matching five of six main numbers plus the bonus. Saturday at 9: 00 p. m. ET — the narrow miss left the top prize unclaimed and highlighted a night with tens of thousands of smaller winners, National Lottery.

Irish Lotto draw numbers and prize breakdown

The irish lotto main draw produced the numbers 14, 24, 33, 34, 37 and 43, with bonus 15. The Irish Lotto Raffle paid €500 to 81 winners, and the overall evenings’ draws yielded prizes across multiple tiers and supplemental games.

Match 5 + Bonus winner and multiple Match-5 payouts

Fifteen players matched five of the six main numbers without the bonus and each collected €1, 859. Separately, one player who matched five plus the bonus took the single Match 5 + Bonus tier prize for the draw, creating the heart-stopping near miss that kept the top jackpot rolling.

Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 top prizes unclaimed

The Lotto Plus 1 jackpot of €1 million went unclaimed; the highest Plus 1 prize paid €500 to 19 players who matched five numbers. The Lotto Plus 2 jackpot of €250, 000 was also not won, and 19 players in that draw received €250 each for matching five numbers.

Across the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws on the night, more than 73, 000 winners picked up prizes of varying sizes, National Lottery in an official statement urging all players to check their tickets carefully. The scale of payouts included the single Match 5 + Bonus consolation prize and the several dozen Match-5 prizes noted above.

For players tracking the sequence of draws, the published draw combinations for the night are: Main Lotto — 14, 24, 33, 34, 37, 43 (bonus 15); Lotto Plus 1 — 12, 14, 21, 28, 37, 47 (bonus 45); Lotto Plus 2 — 4, 14, 15, 31, 40, 47 (bonus 32).

More details on claim processes and how winners will be contacted were reiterated by lottery officials, who reminded ticket-holders to examine their entries carefully in light of the near-miss result and the broad list of prize-winning tiers.

The next confirmed scheduled event is Saturday’s next Irish Lotto draw, set for Saturday at 9: 00 p. m. ET.