{"id":131132,"date":"2025-10-19T00:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T00:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/131132\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T00:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T00:55:10","slug":"ireland-has-a-new-millionaire-after-lucky-lotto-player-bags-life-changing-e7-1m-jackpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/131132\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland has a new millionaire after lucky Lotto player bags life-changing \u20ac7.1m jackpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they are tonight&#8217;s lucky Lotto jackpot winner<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/47_national-lottery-lotto-prize-sign-stock-genericjpeg.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Someone in Ireland has become a millionaire (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Lotto players are being urged to check their tickets after one lucky punter scooped the life-changing jackpot up for grabs offer in Saturday night&#8217;s draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">In total, over 90,000 players won prizes in tonight&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/lotto\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LottoLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lotto<\/a> and Lotto Plus draws, including one lucky ticketholder who won a jaw-dropping \u20ac7,129,505.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The punter scooped the huge sum after matching all six numbers plus the bonus in Saturday&#8217;s main Lotto draw. The winning numbers to look out for are: 6, 13, 14, 27, 35, 44 and the Bonus number was 47.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Meanwhile, another Lotto player came agonisingly close to scooping the jackpot on offer in the Lotto Plus 1 draw, as they missed out on the \u20ac1m prize by just one correct number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The numbers called in Saturday&#8217;s Lotto Plus 1 draw were: 03, 12, 17, 18, 36, 40 and the Bonus number is 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">While the punter didn&#8217;t manage to win the \u20ac1m jackpot, they still have plenty of reason to celebrate as they bagged the Match 5 + Bonus prize worth \u20ac5,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Meanwhile, in the Lotto Plus 2 draw, the numbers to look out for are: 7, 11, 13, 19, 33, 43 and the Bonus number is 38.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">While the \u20ac250,000 jackpot on offer in this draw went unclaimed, 18 players did match five correct numbers to win \u20ac250 each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">There were also 86 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each player receiving \u20ac500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/national-lottery\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The National LotteryLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The National Lottery<\/a> is now urging Lotto players across Ireland to check their tickets to see if they are the lucky jackpot winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">If you hold a winning ticket that you bought in a shop, you must claim your prize within 90 days of the applicable draw date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 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