5 numbers in the Lotto-won only 900!

chillywilly

my dad nearly had a heart attack when he realised he was only one number off winning 4 million in the Irish lotto :eek: . He thought it must be a nice packet(which it was), but not the packet he was expecting! He won 937 euro, now i must say he is delighted, but one more number would have changed his life!!

i know this must happen every week but do you think 5 numbers deserves more than 900 euro??!!

carbsy

I agree.It should be at least 5k tbh.

kippy

This has bothered me for a while.
I notice even in the Euromillions with such a high jackpot-the prizes for getting one number less are considerably smaller.
The way they work out the "lower" prizes is based on the number of winners.
So if there were only 2 people in the country who got 5 numbers I would think the money they would get would be considerably higher.
Sadly it looks in your fathers case that there were a lot of 5 number winners most likely because a lot of people played that week and hence he didnt get as much as he would have otherwise.
I do think that the difference between 5 and 6 number prizes is far too great but I suppose the national lottery have to cover them selves in the event that there are a lot of five number winners.

whiskeyman

chillywilly wrote:

do you think 5 numbers deserves more than 900 euro??!!

oh yeah, all that hard work and effort picking those 5 lucky numbers... I mean, you sure "deserve" a lot more
If you look at the stats, 131 other people matches 5 numbers.
Each got €974 - total given away just over €127k.
There's a higher prize for 5+bonus.
So, simply put, due to statistics and the prize sharing, thats all you're due.
Enjoy it!

chillywilly

whiskeyman wrote:

oh yeah, all that hard work and effort picking those 5 lucky numbers... I mean, you sure "deserve" a lot more
If you look at the stats, 131 other people matches 5 numbers.
Each got €974 - total given away just over €127k.
There's a higher prize for 5+bonus.
So, simply put, due to statistics and the prize sharing, thats all you're due.
Enjoy it!

ok smartass !!! i didnt say I deserve more, i said "5 numbers", and i know its all down to stats but it just seems rediculous with that jackpot and our population.....anyway im sticking to euromillions!!! I won 27 euro 2 weeks ago and only needed 2+1 lucky star!!

Hobbes

Its to stop Syndicates. They don't make money from winning the main prize but from all the other numbers.

whiskeyman

chillywilly wrote:

ok smartass !!! i didnt say I deserve more, i said "5 numbers", and i know its all down to stats but it just seems rediculous with that jackpot and our population.....anyway im sticking to euromillions!!! I won 27 euro 2 weeks ago and only needed 2+1 lucky star!!

yeah, its harsh enough.
I'd be well pished if I got 5 numbers, only to think its just short of a grand.
I'd always think I'd get enough for a car or something, but thats really 5 + bonus.
Highest I got was 4 + bonus and just got €100.
I guess I'd be chuffed getting anything though once I realised it.

Try again Wednesday. You can have the 5+bonus..... sorry, but I'm having the jackpot!

Healio

He shouldve done it in a bookies,
50,000/1 - pick 5 from 6
25,000/1 - pick 5 from 7

Mossy Monk

4 numbers would be pretty good atm

Pataman

I once won £247 punts from 5 numbers. It didnt change my life and I continued to work.

MrJoeSoap

Pataman wrote:

I once won £247 punts from 5 numbers. It didnt change my life and I continued to work.

Good to see lotto winners can keep their feet on the ground

TerrorFirmer

My mother won 6 or 7k there a few months ago. Only gave me €100...better then nothing....lol?

gonker

got six numbers there on 13th August only found out day before yesterday but all I got was €643 so think yourself lucky

whiskeyman

gonker wrote:

got six numbers there on 13th August only found out day before yesterday but all I got was €643 so think yourself lucky

You mean 5, dont ya?
Otherwise I think the person in the national lottery office fobbed you off big style!

The General

chillywilly wrote:

my dad nearly had a heart attack when he realised he was only one number off winning 4 million in the Irish lotto :eek: . He thought it must be a nice packet(which it was), but not the packet he was expecting! He won 937 euro, now i must say he is delighted, but one more number would have changed his life!!

i know this must happen every week but do you think 5 numbers deserves more than 900 euro??!!

Thats what you get for being stupid and doind the irish lotto instead of the euro millions

Pataman

ONly did the euro milions once and won €11.

gonker

oops yes 5 numbers still very happy though.

Tazz T

It really doesn't sound like much.

I'd be kicking myself if i got five. Would you not be saying, 'if only' for the next 25 years.

I think they should take more out of the main prize and put it into five number prizes as it get bigger.

gonker

Yes I was a bit peeved but then i saw that the winners got €450,000 there were four of them so if you thought you were going to get €2m and then only got a quarter of that I would be even more upset I think

Oral Slang

My dad got 5 numbers & the bonus about 2 years ago & got €12k.
The lotto at the time was a few million, twas a real kick in teeth to get 6 numbers, just not THE 6!
He was still really happy with his win though...

cormie

So did that win pay for all the money he has spent in his life on the lotto? I bet he's still down

SoundWave

will someone lend me a tenner.....

Oral Slang

cormie wrote:

So did that win pay for all the money he has spent in his life on the lotto? I bet he's still down

Not sure if that was directed at me, or the initial poster, but we worked out from what i can remember, that my dad had spent around 6k on the lotto since it started, so he definately made money on it. He's always winning small amounts on it too, wish it'd rub off on me!

We did a syndicate in work the other day for the euromillions - put in €50, won €56! Woohoo!

ShiverinEskimo

I reckon they should scrap everything but the jackpot and hence have a much bigger one. That way people would never be disappointed with gettin less than they thought they would for 5 numbers.