Tonight’s Lotto jackpot will be the third highest ever

Tonight's draw could be life-changing for a solo winner.

That's right, tonight's jackpot could be life-changing for a solo winner with a massive €17 million up for grabs.

Since its launch in 1988, there have been just two winning Lotto jackpots over €17 million, which means that a single winner of tonight's jackpot would become Ireland’s third largest winner in history.

There have already been six Lotto jackpot wins this year in Dublin, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth and Waterford.

A potential jackpot winner tonight would take the title of Ireland’s newest multi-millionaire and the seventh Lotto jackpot winner of 2025.

“Tonight’s draw could prove truly life-changing for one Lotto player," said Emma Monaghan, National Lottery spokesperson.

"A single winner could find themselves at number three on the list of the all-time highest Lotto jackpot winners in Ireland, a highly coveted title!"

The Lotto has been rolling over without a top prize winner since April and is edging ever closer to the jackpot cap of €19.06 million.

This figure previously set a record when it was won by a family syndicate in Mayo in January of 2022. 

Once the jackpot exceeds its cap, no money will be added to the jackpot prize until it is won.

Meanwhile, a Lotto player from July 5 claimed their incredible €1,000,500 prize.

The winning ticket for the Lotto Plus Raffle event was purchased at Ely’s Centra in Clerihan in Tipperary.

Recalling the moment he discovered his win, the player said: “I saw the news online that the winning ticket was bought where I got mine!

"I scanned it and panic set in - I didn’t know what to do with myself. A family member kept telling me to ‘stay calm’… although it didn’t really help” he laughed.

He is now looking forward to paying off his mortgage, taking care of his loved ones, and being an avid sports fan, attending his favourite sporting events.

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