Donegal is the second lukciest county in Ireland when it comes to lotto winners, according to latest figures just released.
The National Lottery today unveiled Ireland’s Luckiest Lotto counties calculating the number of jackpot winners since the game launched in 1988 against 2016 Census population records.
Co Louth is the luckiest county but Donegal comes a brilliant second.
Tir Conaill has clocked up 90 Lotto jackpot winners in 30 years, sharing over €116 million in prizes.
Based on the Census 2016 population figures, that’s 5.65 Lotto jackpot winners for every 10,000 people in the county.
Speaking on the release of the “Luckiest Lotto Counties” survey National Lottery CEO, Dermot Griffin said:
“One of the most frequent questions we are asked is what is Ireland’s luckiest Lotto county. There has always been friendly competition amongst our players all over the country to claim this title, so we are delighted to confirm that using the 2016 Census population figures, Co. Louth is Ireland’s luckiest spot.”
“But it is important to note that chance has no memory and playing Lotto is purely a matter of luck, regardless of where you buy your Lotto ticket or where you live.
Whether it is in Laois, Limerick or Louth, in a shop or online on www.lottery.ie from the comfort of your own home, you have the exact same chance of winning a prize. However, our Lotto players in Louth have punched above their weight for the last 30 years with considerably more Lotto millionaires per head of population. Congratulations to the county and all its winners!” he added.
He said: “While Lotto players in Louth, Donegal, Mayo and Dublin have enjoyed most success in the Lotto game per head of population, these findings do not have any bearing on who may be a future Lotto winner! This Wednesday’s Lotto Jackpot is set to roll to a mega €7.5 million. This is one of the highest jackpot rolls this year and we are appealing to players to buy their tickets early to avoid queues in store – or play at lottery.ie or through the National Lottery App.”
According to the National Lottery’s findings, players in Co. Laois have been the unluckiest county in Ireland with 1.53 Lotto winners per 10,000 inhabitants despite having 13 Lotto jackpot who have claimed over €24 million since 1988.
