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