Number of Balls Drawn | Irish Lotto Average Prize | Bookmaker Payout | Odds of Winning |
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1 Ball | No Prize | 6/1 | Unknown |
2 Balls | €3 Daily Million with Plus Entry (if You Also Get Bonus Ball) | 60/1 | 1 in 72 |
3 Balls | €9 | 700/1 | 1 in 54 |
4 Balls | €50 | 8,500/1 | 1 in 918 |
5 Balls | €1,500 | 150,000/1 | 1 in 44,740 |
Bet Type | How It Works |
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Single | One bet per chosen number. Your number needs to new drawn to win. |
Double | The number of bets will depend on how many numbers you’ve chosen. This consists of one bet on two numbers and the two numbers will need to be drawn for your bet to be a winner. |
Treble | Again, the number of bets is dependent on the how many numbers are chosen. It’s one bet on three numbers and at least three numbers will have to be drawn for your bet to win. |
Lucky 15 | Fifteen bets are placed here, based on the selection of four numbers. This involves 4 Singles, 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles and 1 Four-fold. You’ll get a return if one of your numbers is drawn. |
Patent | There are seven bets over three numbers with a Patent. They are: 3 Singles, 3 Doubles and 1 Treble. If there’s one of your numbers drawn you’ll get a return. |
Trixie | There are three numbers selected by you here, with four bets being placed. They are 3 Doubles and 1 Treble. You need at least two numbers to be drawn to win something. |
Yankee | Pick four numbers for eleven bets, which are as follows: 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles and 1 Four-fold. If two or more of your numbers are drawn then you’ll win at least one bet. |
Canadian | In a Canadian, there are twenty-six bets placed from five numbers chosen. The bets are 10 Doubles, 10 Trebles, 5 Four-fold accumulators and 1 Five-fold accumulator. If two of your numbers are drawn you win, with returns increasing the more of your numbers come out. |
Lucky 31 | As you might have guessed, this is thirty-one bets from five chosen numbers. They are 5 Singles, 10 Doubles, 10 Trebles, 5 Four-fold accumulators and 1 Five-fold accumulator. As long as one of your chosen numbers is drawn, you’ll win at least part of the bet. |