Is it you? National Lottery reveals where winning €17 million Lotto ticket was sold
Online player in the west of Ireland has won the third-largest Lotto jackpot in Ireland
The National Lottery has confirmed an online player in the west of Ireland has become the latest multi-millionaire, having scooped Wednesday's life-changing jackpot.
The player, from in Mayo, has just claimed the jackpot of €17,008,295, making them Ireland’s third largest Lotto jackpot winner ever.
The player's success means Mayo continues to top the Lotto leaderboard of highest Lotto jackpot wins.
Since the Lotto began in 1988, the county has now claimed both the highest (€19,060,800) and third highest (€17,008,295) jackpots in Irish history.
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According to the National Lottery, the online Mayo winner also becomes the 7th jackpot winner of 2025, joining a winning line up from Louth, Dublin, Kerry, Limerick, Kilkenny, and Waterford.
The lucky player is also the 17th National Lottery millionaire of the year, across all of its games.
For the record, the winning numbers from Wednesday's (August 27) Lotto draw were: 2, 6, 20, 22, 26, 39 and the bonus was 5.
The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification and an email has been sent to the online player in Mayo advising them of the life-changing win.
The winner is advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or to email [email protected] to arrange the collection of their prize.
Darragh O’Dwyer, National Lottery spokesperson, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the third largest Lotto jackpot ever, an eye-watering €17,008,295, has been won by an online player in Mayo. While the county might still be waiting for Sam (Maguire) to come home it has returned two of the three largest Lotto jackpot wins since 1988.
"This marks the 7th Lotto jackpot win of 2025, following a roll that began after a €4,038,682 win in Tramore, Co. Waterford back in April. And with this win, we now celebrate our 17th National Lottery millionaire of the year! As well as our jackpot winner, in total over 93,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto plus draws.”