TLDR
- A Dublin-based online lottery player won €3,731,996 in the Saturday, May 23 draw using a computer-generated Quick Pick ticket.
- The winning numbers were 8, 12, 24, 25, 33, and 45, with a bonus ball of 4.
- This is the third Irish Lotto jackpot win in 2026 and the second in May alone.
- A separate €8.7 million jackpot was won on May 2 at a Ballymount service station.
- The winner’s identity remains private as the National Lottery begins the formal prize collection process.
A lottery player in Dublin has won €3.7 million after buying a Quick Pick ticket through an online account. The Saturday night draw on May 23 matched the six randomly generated numbers on the ticket.
The winning numbers were 8, 12, 24, 25, 33, and 45. The bonus ball was 4.
Dublin Player Used Computer-Generated Numbers
The ticket was not based on personal numbers or birthdays. Instead, the player used the Quick Pick option, which lets the computer randomly select a set of numbers.
The National Lottery confirmed the win and sent an electronic notification directly to the player’s online account. Because the ticket was purchased digitally, the system was able to identify the winning profile automatically.
This is the third time in 2026 that an Irish player has won the top Lotto prize. It is also the second jackpot win in the month of May alone.
Just three weeks earlier, on May 2, a different player won an even larger prize of €8,726,418. That ticket was also a Quick Pick but was bought in person at the Applegreen service station in Ballymount.
The contrast between the two May wins highlights a shift in how players are buying tickets. One was purchased at a physical retail location. The other was bought entirely online from a Dublin-based account.
Two Major Jackpots in One Month
May 2026 has now seen a combined €12.4 million in Lotto jackpot payouts across two separate draws. Both winning tickets were generated using the Quick Pick system.
Lottery officials said they have already made contact with the Dublin account holder. The formal prize collection process is now underway.
Because the transaction happened online, there was no need to track down the winner through a retail outlet. The system flagged the winning account and pushed the notification directly to the user.
The identity of the winner has not been made public. This is standard practice for large lottery payouts in Ireland while legal validation of the ticket is completed.
The National Lottery has not disclosed any further details about the winner’s profile or location beyond confirming they are based in Dublin.
Ireland’s Lotto draws continue to attract both in-store and online players. The online purchasing option has grown in popularity in recent years, allowing players to enter draws without visiting a shop.
Quick Pick remains one of the most commonly used methods for selecting lottery numbers. It removes personal bias from the selection process and generates numbers at random.
The €3.7 million prize is the smaller of the two May jackpots but still ranks among the larger payouts so far in 2026.
There has been no indication from the National Lottery about whether the winner plans to go public at a later date. Many Irish winners choose to remain anonymous.
The next Lotto draw is expected to reset with a new starting jackpot following this weekend’s win.
Lottery officials confirmed that the prize collection process involves identity verification and legal checks before the funds are released to the winner’s account.
