Opens 4 july 2025

UPCOMING Screenings

Thanks for your interest in BEAT THE LOTTO! The film opens 4 July 2025. Ticket information and links will be updated here as they become available.

Cork, IFI@Briery Gap, Macroom, 8pm, 28 July 2025 - tickets

Dublin, Light House -
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Dublin, Movies @ Dundrum - showtimes & tickets

Mayo, Castlebar, Mayo Movie World -
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Wicklow, Bray, Mermaid Arts Centre, screening + director Q&A, 8pm, 26 July 2025 - tickets

PREVIOUS Screenings

Belfast, Movie House CitySide - showtimes & tickets

Cork, ARC Cinema, Screening + Director Q&A, 7pm, 1 July 2025 -
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Cork, ARC Cinema -
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Cork, Omniplex Mahon Point -
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Derry, Brunswick Moviebowl -
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Dublin, IMC Dún Laoghaire -
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Dublin, IMC Santry - showtimes & tickets

Dublin, IMC Savoy - showtimes & tickets

Dublin, Irish Film Institute (IFI), Screening + Director Q&A, 6.30pm, 4 July 2025 - tickets

Dublin, Irish Film Institute (IFI) - showtimes & tickets

Dublin, Omniplex Rathmines -
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Galway, Eye Cinema -
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London, Bertha DocHouse - showtimes & tickets

About the film

A rip-roaring tale about the mathematician who, along with a ragtag syndicate, plotted to fix Ireland’s National Lottery in 1992, captivating the nation and sparking rabid debate.

In Ireland, the public became obsessed when the National Lottery arrived, none more so than mathematician and avid stamp-collector Stefan Klincewicz. Using mathematical analysis, he reckoned the system could be beaten if he could just gather enough people to form a syndicate to buy every single ticket combination – and front up all the cash, of course. Director Ross Whitaker fashions this unbelievable true story into a gripping thriller, mirroring the tension felt by the public as the lottery authorities caught wind of the plan. With insightful interviews and fantastic archival footage, the film is a look back at Ireland in the 1990s and a compelling tale of one man’s attempt to outsmart the system.

“A stunning Heist movie”
— Dave Moore, TodayFM

“An irresistible
crowd-pleaser”
— Donald Clarke, The Irish Times

“A wildly entertaining
underdog tale”
— Cara O’Doherty,
The Echo

“A ripping yarn”
— Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International