Wicklow Winners Reflect Memorable Year For National Lottery

Plenty of Garden County riches were bestowed upon Lotto players in 2025

2025 was a huge year for National Lottery winners – and Wicklow made its mark.

On 14th April, a Wicklow Daily Million ticket hit €1 million.

Then on 8th September, a Wicklow woman became Ireland’s first EuroDreams Tier 1 winner, taking home €7.2 million, paid as €20,000 a month for 30 years.

The very next day, another Wicklow player won €1 million in the Daily Million.

The Wicklow woman, who is keeping her win private, revealed that she does not play the game often and only bought her ticket by chance.

“To be honest, I only play National Lottery games now and again. The day that I bought this ticket, I was out walking in the rain, and was dreaming of how a big win would certainly brighten up my day, so I got the phone out and bought a ticket.”

The winner admitted that it was the next day before she checked her ticket when her husband text to say he heard that someone had won the Top Prize.

“I had just arrived at a work meeting when I got a text from my husband to say someone had won the Top Prize in the EuroDreams draw. Of course, I was curious, so I discreetly opened the app on my phone and checked my ticket. It was a good thing that no one saw my reaction as I got the shock of my life. I am used to seeing €5 or €10 amounts on my tickets but there it was in the little green box above my ticket on the screen - it said quite simply €20,000 per month for 30 years. I was convinced I had to be seeing things or there was some mistake. I had to keep my cool for the rest of the meeting so it really could not have ended quick enough. I raced home so that I could show my husband the ticket and get him to double check it. We were both just staring at the screen and then went into celebration mode.”

The winner revealed that travel is something she would love to do more and the first destination has already been decided.

“We just celebrated a big anniversary so going back to where we had our Honeymoon is the dream. I am sure the list of what to do next will grow over time but for now we are just so excited to start planning.”

On the same night, another Wicklow player who purchased their EuroDreams ticket at SuperValu in Bray, won the Tier 2 prize worth an incredible €2,000 per month for 5 years.

The winner admitted they felt a mix of emotions when they realised they had a winning ticket: “I cried over and over again when I realised I had won! This win is an amazing amount to have every single month for the next 5 years! I’m looking forward to booking last-minute trips now."

Bray Supervalu 

Nationally, the biggest story was €250 million EuroMillions in June, won by a Cork family – the largest prize ever in Ireland. Later in December, a second EuroMillions jackpot of €17 million went to Cavan.

2025 also saw the Lotto jackpot hit €17 million online in Mayo, and dozens of other millionaires nationwide.

Looking ahead, this Wednesday’s Lotto jackpot is rolling towards €6 million – tickets available in-store, online, or via the National Lottery app.