A mystery man, known only as Mr. M, from the London Borough of Ealing has won £10,000 a month for one year after matching the five main numbers in the Set For Life draw on Thursday 2 May. The lucky man who works in media production plans to use his winnings on a dream holiday to Japan.
The Ealing local, who played a Lucky Dip via the National Lottery app, has become one of over 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, “This is absolutely incredible news for Mr. M. He can now look forward to receiving £10,000 every month for an entire year, and using the money on a dream holiday toJapan. Massive Congratulations!”
Players can buy tickets in retail outlets, play online at national-lottery.co.uk or by downloading the National Lottery app. Playing online via the website or app means that your ticket is automatically 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.
Whether you play using a Lucky Dip, like Mr. M, or prefer to use your own personal selection of numbers, national-lottery.co.uk makes playing simple and easy. By setting up an online National Lottery Direct Debit you can guarantee that you never miss out with the added bonus of having no ticket to worry about or numbers to check.*
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.
Set For Life is an exciting draw-based game from The National Lottery. You pick five main numbers from 1 to 47, and one ‘Life Ball’ from 1 to 10, for the chance to win fixed prizes – with everything from the top prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years, to the 2nd prize of £10,000 a month for one year and £5 for matching just two main numbers. The Set For Life game costs £1.50 per line and is drawn every Monday and Thursday.
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 over 685,000 grants – supporting projects both big and small –
having been made across the UK to date.
