About Irish Lotto

The Irish lotto began it’s life in 1987, it is run by a subsidiary of Irelands postal service, An Post. The Irish lotto takes great pride in raising mega amounts of money for good causes from the revenue generated from the sale of tickets. Very popular with it’s own countrymen with reports that two thirds of the Irish population all take part on a regular basis.

There are quite a few spin off games available but the original traditional Irish lotto remains the most popular, a nice touch is that sometimes, usually at special times of the year they incorporate other prizes such as cars and holidays etc and at Christmas time  they have been known to add some extra money to the jackpot.

Days Drawn

The Irish Lotto is drawn twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 20:00 GMT.

Guess Range

• 6/45 for the jackpot
• 5/45+1 for the second prize
• 5 for the third prize
• 4/45+1 for the fourth prize
• 4/45 for the fifth prize
• 3/45+1 for the sixth prize
• 3/45 for the seventh prize

Odds and Overview

A  simple 6/45 matrix with the Irish lotto to win the jackpot with prize divisions going down a generous seven levels so you can still win a prize for matching as little as three numbers. Infact your chances of winning a prize get as good as 1 in 45. The prize money is given in cash in one lump sum and as always you only pay for your ticket, no up front fees, no commision taken from your winnings, you get to keep the lot!

Big Winners

The record currently stands at €18,963,441 – this was won by a syndicate of sixteen people in June 2008.

Why play the Irish Lotto

Firstly you have a realistic chance of winning a prize, with the prize divisions going down as far as seven levels your chances of winning at the seventh level are an amazing 1 in just 45  also the jackpots can reach a staggering amount infact they are guaranteed to start at €2million so go on get playing and see if the luck of the Irish is with you!

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