TWO Irish lotto players have bagged life-changing six-figure sums in in tonight’s National Lottery draws.
And while one player scooped €155,382 they were just a single number out from winning the €2million jackpot.
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The punter won the sum in the main Lotto draw tonight by matching five and the bonus number.
The winning numbers were 24, 26, 30, 35, 36 and 40.
And the bonus number was 16.
Had the player managed to match just one other number they would have won the jaw-dropping amount.
And in the Lotto Plus 2 draw another player scooped up the €250,000 top prize.
The winning numbers were 9, 12, 15, 33, 39 and 41.
The bonus number drawn was 31.
Lotto bosses have revealed the winning ticket was sold in Dublin.
The winner should keep their ticket safe, sign the back of it and make contact with the prize claims team.
There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 prize which was a whopping €1,000,000.
The numbers drawn were 1, 24, 29, 31, 34, 41 and bonus number 46.
There were 70 winners of the raffle prize, each scooping up €500.
The winning raffle number was 5554.
BIG WIN
Separately, one shop is celebrating after selling last Wednesday’s €4.6million Lotto ticket.
Centra on Platin Road, Drogheda in Co Louth sold the winning slip in Wednesday’s Lotto draw.
Shop owner William Daly said: “My wife, Bernie and I are thrilled with today’s announcement as the latest store to sell a winning Lotto Jackpot ticket and to have sold the first Lotto jackpot win of 2025.
“This is our first time ever selling a winning ticket, we are over the moon to have done so.
“I’d like to thank the amazing team in our store for their dedication and hard work, serving our loyal customers in our community here in Drogheda.
‘WELL-DESERVED LIFT’
“We have a lot of regular customers, so it’s great to think that one of them may have won a life-changing prize.
“We wish the very best for the winner and may it bring them every happiness and success in the future.
“It’s a well-deserved lift for the community here in Drogheda!”
The Louth player became the first Lotto Jackpot winner of 2025, after purchasing their winning ticket on Saturday, January 25 from Centra, Platin Road.
