Irish Lotto Rules
Irish Lotto lets you bet on the outcome of the Ireland's Lotto. You select numbers in the same way as Lotto players and the result of your bet is decided by the underlying lottery draw held in Dublin, Ireland.
Irish Lotto draws Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), excluding Christmas. Draws coinciding with Christmas are rescheduled.
Summary
- Draws Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Draws coinciding with Christmas are rescheduled
- 1 in 20.5 chance of winning a prize per line bet
- Minimum jackpot is EUR €2 million or currency equivalent
- 8 ways to win
- 6 / 47 format with extra Bonus number
- Advance purchase option normally available
- Boost option normally available
How to play and win
To make a bet:
A line bet consists of 6 numbers from a single pool of 47 numbers from 1 to 47. You can choose your own numbers or use quick pick to have numbers selected for you.
Bet options:
You can:
- Add line bets to your bet slip.
- Bet upcoming draws with the future draws option, subject to availability.
- Boost your line bets up to 32 times, subject to availability.
To win:
The objective is to match the numbers for each individual line bet to the numbers drawn in the underlying lottery draw.
- 6 main numbers are drawn and 1 separate Bonus number is drawn from the same number pool.
- Matching all 6 main numbers in one line bet wins the jackpot.
- If one of your numbers matches the Bonus number, you can win by also matching exactly 2, 3, 4, or 5 main numbers in the same line bet.
- You can only win 1 prize (the highest matching prize tier) for each line bet.
See below for all matching combinations.
How to check your results
We will make results available as soon as possible after the underlying draw has taken place. You will find all draw details by going to My Buys.
Most prizes will be credited to your account immediately. Bigger wins in the top prize tiers may be subject to additional verification procedures. If you haven't heard from us directly, please check your bet ticket for more information and wait a few hours for your account to be credited.
Combinations & odds of winning
For prize values, see the prizes tab. Prize types are defined as follows:
- Type A is a jackpot and means that the prize pool in this category will be divided by the total of all winning combinations by Lottomart players, players in the EU Lotto network, and players of the underlying lottery draw.
- Type B is the same as Type A but is not a jackpot.
- Type C means the prize awarded is independent of winners in the underlying draw and is not further adjusted by winning combinations by Lottomart players or players in the EU Lotto network.
Tier 1 (Jackpot)
- Match 6 to win
- Type A prize
- 1 in 10,737,573 odds of winning
- Jackpot minimum is EUR €2 million or currency equivalent
Tier 2
- Match 5 + Bonus to win
- Type B prize
- 1 in 1,789,596 odds of winning
Tier 3
- Match 5 to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 44,740 odds of winning
Tier 4
- Match 4 + Bonus to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 17,896 odds of winning
Tier 5
- Match 4 to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 918 odds of winning
Tier 6
- Match 3 + Bonus to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 688 odds of winning
Tier 7
- Match 3 to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 54 odds of winning
Tier 8
- Match 2 + Bonus to win
- Type C prize
- 1 in 72 odds of winning
Other options
We don't currently support Lotto Plus or Lotto Plus Raffle Draw.
General
All bets are subject to Lottomart's general Terms and Conditions. Please refer to them for more details.