County of €5.6m lotto jackpot winner revealed
The first winner of the new look national lottery draw has been revealed.
One lucky lotto player from County Cork has plenty to celebrate after they won the €5,664,896 Lotto jackpot in Wednesday night's draw.
Wednesday night’s draw saw the first Lotto jackpot winner since the game changes were introduced in early September.
The Cork player winner becomes the 25th millionaire created by the National Lottery in 2026.
The Lotto refresh saw the number of balls reduced from 47 to 45, with numbers 46 and 47 officially retiring from the game.
As a result, the national lottery said that the odds of winning the Lotto jackpot has now improved from one in 10.7 million to one in 8.1 million.
Players also benefit from improved odds of winning across every prize tier in Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2.
The winning numbers for Wednesday’s Lotto draw (7th October) were 3, 17, 26, 29, 37, 42 and the Bonus was 38.
Darragh O’Dwyer, National Lottery spokesperson said:
“This is a landmark moment for our new Lotto game. A player in County Cork has become the first Lotto Jackpot winner under our new Lotto format, taking home an incredible €5,664,896!
"We can’t wait to welcome our newest millionaire to National Lottery HQ."