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Lincolnshi­re man becomes an instant millionair­e thanks to an online National Lottery win

LUCKY WINNER PLANS TO BUY A NEW HOME AND VISIT JAPAN FOR DREAM HOLIDAY

- By HANNAH CORKEN hannah.corken@reachplc.com

A MYSTERY Lincolnshi­re man has become an instant millionair­e after scooping the top prize of £1,000,000 on the ‘Black Pearl’ Instant Win Game from The National Lottery.

Known only as Mr D, he plans to use his winnings to buy a new family home and go on holiday to Japan.

The Lincolnshi­re man has become one of more than eight million players that win each week on The National Lottery’s range of games. Interactiv­e winners have the opportunit­y to release their name, remain anonymous or like this winner, release some details through partial publicity.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “Amazing, what fantastic news for Mr D who has become an instant millionair­e. He can now look forward to enjoying his new family home and taking a trip of a lifetime to Japan. Huge Congratula­tions!”

Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloadin­g the National

Lottery app or at national-lottery.co. uk. Players can also buy and check tickets in retail. Playing online via the app or website means that your ticket is checked, and you get an email notificati­on if you win a prize. You can also scan your retail tickets on the National Lottery app to check if you’re a winner.

At national-lottery.co.uk, players can buy tickets for all of The National Lottery’s draw-based games including Set For Life, Lotto, EuroMillio­ns and Thunderbal­l.

Once they have registered and set up an account, they can also play a range of online Instant Win Games.

The ‘Black Pearl’ Instant Win Game is available to play on the National Lottery website and app. It costs £5 to play and offers a 1 in 2.74 overall chance of winning a prize.

By playing any National Lottery game, players generate £30M each week for National Lottery-funded projects. This money helps fund projects across the nation, with more than 685,000 grants - supporting projects both big and small - having been made across the UK to date.

 ?? PICTURE: PA WIRE/PA IMAGES ?? A Lincolnshi­re man has won £1m on a National Lottery instant win game
PICTURE: PA WIRE/PA IMAGES A Lincolnshi­re man has won £1m on a National Lottery instant win game

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