National Lottery reveals that revealed that Saturday night’s winning ticket, worth €8,726,418, was purchased in D12

Padraig Conlon 05 May 2026

The National Lottery has today revealed that Saturday night’s Lotto jackpot winning ticket, worth a staggering €8,726,418, was purchased in Dublin 12.  

The winning retail location will be revealed tomorrow, Wednesday May 6.

The Dublin winner, who has now become the second Lotto jackpot winner of the year to date, is yet to come forward to claim their prize.

The National Lottery has continued to appeal to players, particularly those who purchased their tickets in the Dublin 12 area, to carefully check their tickets as one person now has a ticket worth over €8.7 million.

The winner should sign the back of their ticket and keep it safe. They can make contact with the Prize Claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to collect their jackpot amount.

The winning numbers for Saturday’s Lotto draw (2nd May) were: 01, 07, 27, 28, 34, 42 and the bonus was 26.

Over the weekend, National Lottery players nationwide scooped incredible prizes across EuroMillions and Lotto draws.

The weekend started with a Limerick player winning the top prize of €500,000 in Friday’s EuroMillions Plus draw.

The Treaty County player purchased their Quick Pick ticket on Wednesday 29th April at Tesco in the Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick.

Aside from the jackpot win on Saturday night, a Westmeath player also won big in the Lotto draw after matching five numbers and the bonus to bag themselves an impressive €146,878.

The Midlands player purchased their winning Quick Pick ticket on Thursday 30th April at The Grove Service Station in Baylough, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

National Lottery spokesperson Sarah Orr had the following advice for weekend winners and in particular Lotto players:

Did you purchase your Lotto ticket for Saturday night’s draw in the Dublin 12 area?

“If so, you should definitely check your ticket as soon as possible!

“We will reveal the exact location of the winning Lotto jackpot ticket tomorrow”.

“Of course, that’s not the only winner we are waiting to hear from following our weekend draws as a EuroMillions player in Limerick and a Westmeath Lotto player also won big.

“All winners should do their best to stay calm, sign the back of their tickets and contact our prize claims team as soon as possible.”

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