Play the Irish Lotto online from Australia with LottoHQ. Ireland’s national lottery offers twice-weekly draws with jackpots starting at €2 million and no rollover cap.
The Irish 6/47 Lotto has a starting jackpot of a guaranteed €2 Million, which rolls over until it is won. The largest ever lotto jackpot of €18.9 Million was won on 28 June 2008 by a syndicate of 16 colleagues!
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The Irish 6/47 Lotto is the state lottery of the Republic of Ireland. Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday at around 8pm Greenwich Mean Time.
Players choose six numbers from 1 to 47. When results are drawn, an additional bonus number is drawn.
The first Lotto drawing was held on Saturday, 16 April 1988 after the Republic of Ireland government passed the National Lottery Act in 1986. In its original 6/36 format, six numbered balls were drawn from a lottery machine containing 36 balls.
The lottery was created to help raise funds for worthy causes. Eligible causes include sport and recreation, health and welfare, national heritage and the arts, the Irish language, and the natural environment. By the end of 2013, the National Lottery had achieved over €12 Billion in cumulative sales, had paid out €6.7 Billion in prizes, and had raised €4.4 Billion for the good causes it supports.
The Irish 6/47 Lotto is a simple barrel lottery game in which you can pick any six numbers from 1 to 47.
At each draw six random numbers are drawn, along with one bonus number. You can select these numbers yourself by clicking the “PICK MY OWN NUMBERS” button or choose from one of our Auto Pick options for a fully random set of numbers on the Play Irish 6/47 Lotto page.
The Irish 6/47 Lotto offers 8 ways to win.
To take home the Jackpot Prize you need to match all 6 numbers drawn. The bonus number comes in to play with secondary prizes. The division 2 prize is estimated at €100,000! To win the division 2 prize, match 5 numbers PLUS the bonus ball.
For a full prize breakdown take a look at the Prize Breakdown table below.
| MATCH | WIN | ODDS OF WINNING |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | €5,147,967 | 1 in 10,737,573 |
| 5 + Bonus Number | €115,051 | 1 in 1,789,596 |
| 5 | €1606 | 1 in 44,740 |
| 4 + Bonus Number | €162 | 1 in 17,896 |
| 4 | €52 | 1 in 918 |
| 3 + Bonus Number | €26 | 1 in 688 |
| 3 | €9 | 1 in 54 |
Solo Entries
To play a solo entry in the Irish 6/47 Lotto just pick any six numbers from 1 to 47 and finalise your order.
You can purchase as many games as you like, then all you have to do is wait for the results!
LottoHQ will check all your games and notify you of any winnings when the draw results have been announced.
Syndicate Entries
LottoHQ has a variety of syndicates available to play, such as HighRoller syndicates, Every Number Covered syndicates, Lotto All Week syndicates and much, much more.
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