One winner of €19m lotto jackpot

One lucky Lotto player in Ireland has become Ireland’s largest ever Lotto jackpot winner after winning tonight's record breaking jackpot worth €19,060,800. The winning ticket holder won the largest jackpot prize ever seen in the game after matching all six numbers.

As the Lotto jackpot was capped at €19.06 million, the lotto also resulted in 149 winners of the Match 5 + Bonus prize tier benefit from additional funds which are usually added to the jackpot and they will now claim €36,687 each.

The National Lottery is now appealing to Lotto players all over the country to check their tickets to see if they are one of the big winners from Saturday night’s draw.

The winning numbers are: 2, 9, 16, 30, 37, 40 and the bonus was 23.

The National Lottery will reveal further information on the locations of the winning tickets in the coming days.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “Saturday’s special ‘will be won’ Lotto draw has really lived up to the excitement over the past number of days and we are delighted to see so many winners sharing in that winning feeling.

"The €19,060,800 Lotto jackpot has officially been won by a player who matched all six numbers which meant that the ‘Will be Won’ mechanism wasn’t required tonight. We are now asking all of our players to check their tickets very carefully to see if they are in possession of the golden ticket. If they are the lucky winner, we encourage them to sign the back of the ticket immediately and contact our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie , and we will make arrangements for you to collect your prize.”

“Tonight also proved to be a big night for 149 players who benefited from the boosted prize fund to the Match 5 + Bonus prize tier. As the Lotto jackpot was capped at €19,060,800, the funds that would usually go to the jackpot flowed down to the next prize tier with a winner and in tonight’s draw, the was the Match 5 + Bonus prize tier.”