A Dublin man has secretly won a €90,224 Lotto prize and is planning an ‘epic’ surprise for his unsuspecting wife.
27 January 2026 – Staff at the Centra Store, Coolock Lane, Santry, Dublin 9 from left to right are Sarah Flynn, Anthony Jobin and Charlotte McCullough, assistant manager, were thrilled to hear that their store sold the winning Euromillions Match 5 ticket which saw one player win €31,075.(Image: Damien Eagers / Julien Behal Photography)
A Dublin man is sitting on a life-changing Lotto win, and his wife still has no idea. The lucky punter scooped a €90,224 Match 5 + Bonus prize in last Wednesday’s draw – but instead of rushing home with the news, he has been quietly keeping the secret to himself.
He is now planning what he calls an “epic” surprise in the coming days. Speaking after his visit to Lottery HQ where he collected his winnings, he revealed he is waiting for the perfect moment to tell his wife.
He explained: “My wife has no idea about this win, and I’m thrilled because I have a big surprise planned for how I will tell her – I’m going to buy her a car! It will be a double surprise with a car and a Lotto win. Who knows how she will react, there could be a lot of emotions! She won’t be expecting this at all, so now that I have my cheque in hand, it’s time to go car shopping.”
The winner purchased his ticket online using the Scheduled Play function. It was bought a few weeks ago as a multi-draw ticket and the winner also enjoyed a €5 win in a previous draw.
He also revealed that when the email notification arrived, he didn’t rush to check how much he had won, saying: “It was probably two days before I checked my account to see how much I had won – imagine, I had no clue that there was over €90,000 waiting to be claimed. What a way to start my week in the Winners Room, now to get this big surprise planned!”
The secretive Lotto win was just one of several big Dublin celebrations at Lottery HQ this week. Another Dublin man was celebrating after claiming a €31,075 EuroMillions prize from the draw on January 23, having matched five numbers with a Quick Pick ticket purchased at Centra on Coolock Lane in Santry.
The EuroMillions winner admitted he rarely plays the game and only bought a ticket after a timely reminder from his mum that the jackpot had climbed to €100 million.
27 January 2026 – Staff at the Centra Store, Coolock Lane, Santry, Dublin 9 from left to right are Sarah Flynn, Charlotte McCullough, assistant manager and Anthony Jobin were thrilled to hear that their store sold the winning Euromillions Match 5 ticket which saw one player win €31,075 euro with National Lottery’s Darragh O’Dwyer.(Image: Damien Eagers / Julien Behal Photography)
He laughed: “I didn’t even know what to ask for when I got to the shop. I just left with a Quick Pick ticket, with no idea what the draw would bring!”
The ticket sat forgotten in the car until a family member insisted that he check it shortly after the draw. He said: “It popped up saying, ‘You’ve won big – contact the National Lottery’. I couldn’t believe it. I actually had to ring a few family members who play more often than I do to doublecheck it for me!”
The winning ticket was carefully kept safe, tucked between his phone and phone case, until he made the trip to claim his prize.
Meanwhile, another Dublin Lotto player is still being urged to come forward after winning €53,775 in Saturday night’s draw by matching five numbers and the bonus. The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought on the day of the draw at Tuthills in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre.
The National Lottery has advised the winner to sign the back of their ticket and keep it safe, and to contact the Prize Claims team to arrange a visit to the Winners Room.
This comes as excitement is building once again as tonight’s EuroMillions jackpot rolls towards an estimated €110 million, with ticket sales closing at 7.30pm.
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