Lincolnshire man becomes instant millionaire thanks to lucky Lottery win

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 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!”

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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 over 685,000 grants - supporting projects both big and small - having been made across the UK to date.