Irish Lotto odds & prize statistics
Irish Lotto draws 6 numbers from 47. Below is every prize tier with its exact odds, the combinatorics behind the jackpot, and interactive tools to put those numbers in perspective.
Irish Lotto in plain English
A Irish Lotto line picks 6 numbers from 47. Match everything for the jackpot — there are several smaller tiers below it too.
A bonus ball is drawn from the remaining 41 and matters for the Match 5 + Bonus tier. Most Irish Lotto prizes are pari-mutuel, though the Match 2 + Bonus tier returns a guaranteed Daily Million Quick Pick rather than cash. Draws are Wednesday and Saturday.
That single number is where every odds figure on this page comes from: you choose 6 numbers from 47 (the bonus ball is then drawn from the remaining 41), giving 10,737,573 equally-likely outcomes. Exactly one of them is the jackpot line — which is why the jackpot odds are 1 in 10,737,573.
Irish Lotto prizes & odds
Every Irish Lotto prize tier with its exact odds, computed from the game's matrix.
| Match | Odds (1 in…) | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Match 6 | 1 in 10,737,573 | Jackpotpari-mutuel |
| Match 5 + Bonus | 1 in 1,789,596 | Pari-mutuel |
| Match 5 | 1 in 44,740 | Pari-mutuel |
| Match 4 + Bonus | 1 in 17,896 | Pari-mutuel |
| Match 4 | 1 in 917.7 | Pari-mutuel |
| Match 3 + Bonus | 1 in 688.3 | Pari-mutuel |
| Match 3 | 1 in 54.3 | €9guaranteed |
| Match 2 + Bonus | 1 in 72.5 | Free Daily Million play |
Odds are exact and fixed by the 6/47 matrix. Most tiers are pari-mutuel (a share of the fund); Match 3 pays a guaranteed €9 and Match 2 + Bonus returns a free play.
Interactive odds tools
Put 1 in 10,737,573 in perspective
Drag to see how the Irish Lotto jackpot chance stacks up against everyday long shots.
Why there's no fixed prize table
Irish Lotto is pari-mutuel: each prize tier shares a slice of ticket sales, split between everyone who matched that tier in that draw. So the odds below are exact and fixed, but the amounts change every single draw and can't be listed as fixed figures — anyone quoting you a guaranteed payout for these tiers is guessing.
Simulate Irish Lotto draws
Every draw below is generated by your device's cryptographic RNG (crypto.getRandomValues) — the same fairness our SHA-256 generators are built on. Run a batch and watch how rarely the top tiers actually land.
Irish Lotto myths, busted
Every Irish Lotto draw is independent. A number that hasn't appeared in months is exactly as likely as any other — the balls have no memory.
Random picks and hand-chosen lines have identical odds. Quick picks only win more in total because more people use them.
A line like 1-2-3-4-5 is exactly as likely as any other. The only reason to skip popular patterns is to avoid sharing a prize if they come up.
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What are the odds of winning the Irish Lotto jackpot?
Exactly 1 in 10,737,573, computed directly from the game's number matrix — every line is equally likely.
What are the odds of winning any Irish Lotto prize?
About 1 in 29, counting every prize tier together.
Can a generator or system improve my Irish Lotto odds?
No. Every combination is equally likely on every draw. A generator just gives you a fair, unbiased random line — it can't change the maths.
Understanding Irish Lotto odds & your chances
Every official Irish Lotto draw is independently random and regulated. Each possible combination has exactly the same probability of being drawn, no matter how the numbers were chosen — birthdays, a generator, or last week's results. Lotteries are games of pure chance, and no tool, pattern, or hot/cold analysis changes the fixed mathematical odds on this page.