The National Lottery created an incredible 30 new millionaires in 2019, with a record €640 million being won in prizes by its players during the past year, it was revealed today.
It was a memorable year for players of the Lotto game with a total of nine lucky jackpot winners claiming in of excess of €58 million in jackpot prizes between them. In total over €140 million in Lotto prizes was won with the biggest Lotto prize of the year won by a Wicklow family who claimed a mammoth €11.2 million jackpot in August 2019.
The biggest National Lottery prize paid out in 2019 was the record breaking €175 million EuroMillions jackpot which was won by the ‘Naul Family Syndicate’ last February. In total, €266 million in EuroMillions prizes was won in Ireland last year.
It was also another record breaking year for scratch card prizes with figures showing that a total of over €188 million was won by players throughout the country.
In 2019, National Lottery players also raised over €250 million for Good Causes, up over 9% on last year’s figure of €228.5 million. Approximately 1.4 million adults participate in National Lottery games on a weekly basis ensuring this vital contribution to Irish society continues to grow and to support more Good Causes all over Ireland.
Figures released by the National Lottery show that:
- Total won on National Lottery prizes in 2019 was over €640 million.
- National Lottery players raised over €250 million for Good Causes in 2019, up over 9% on last year’s figure of €228.5 million.
- Total prizes won on Lotto games in excess of €140 million.
- EuroMillions prizes in Ireland amounted to over €266 million.
- Total prizes won on scratch cards in 2019 was over €188 million.
- Since 2004, there have now been 14 winners of the EuroMillions jackpot in Ireland following last year’s €175 million record breaking jackpot win.
- It was also a record breaking year for the EuroMillions Plus game in Ireland with an incredible 32 winners of the Plus top prize of €500,000.
- There were 9 Lotto jackpot winners sharing over €58 million in jackpot prizes.
National Lottery Prizes Above €1 Million Won in 2019
| Date | County | Game | Prize |
| 14th January 2019 | Dublin | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 24th January 2019 | Mayo | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 9th February 2019 | Limerick | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,000.00 |
| 15th February 2019 | Kilkenny | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 19th February 2019 | Dublin | EuroMillions | €175,475,380.00 |
| 23rd February 2019 | Dublin | Lotto | €10,288,699.00 |
| 2nd March 2019 | Louth | Lotto | €2,497,730.00 |
| 2nd March 2019 | Online/App (www.lottery.ie) | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 23rd March 2019 | Dublin | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,009.00 |
| 30th March 2019 | Donegal | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,000.00 |
| 10th April 2019 | Online/App (www.lottery.ie) | Lotto | €6,442,954.00 |
| 8th May 2019 | Tipperary | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,000.00 |
| 15th May 2019 | Dublin | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,003.00 |
| 18th May 2019 | Louth | Lotto | €6,197,317.00 |
| 8th June 2019 | Galway | Lotto | €4,051,610.00 |
| 8th June 2019 | Offaly | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,002.00 |
| 12th June 2019 | Tipperary | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 22nd June 2019 | Clare | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,003.00 |
| 5th July 2019 | Laois | EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) | €1,005,000.00 |
| 20th July 2019 | Cavan | Lotto Plus 1 | €1,000,000.00 |
| 21st August 2019 | Wicklow | Lotto | €11,225,280.00 |
| 1st September 2019 | Leitrim | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 21st September 2019 | Cork | Lotto | €5,325,592.00 |
| 4th October 2019 | Dublin | EuroMillions | €2,521,015.00 |
| 23rd October 2019 | Waterford | Lotto | €5,260,021.00 |
| 30th October 2019 | Longford | Daily Million | €1,000,000.00 |
| 3rd December 2019 | Dublin | EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) | €1,000,005.00 |
| 6th December 2019 | Dublin | EuroMillions (Ireland Only Raffle) | €1,000,005.00 |
| 7th December 2019 | Kilkenny | Lotto | €6,834,413.00 |
| 31st December 2019 | Limerick | Millionaire Raffle | €1,000,000.00 |
