Mystery Essex retiree to celebrate National Lottery win with Vegas honeymoon
A mystery retiree from Essex has won the National Lottery and plans to celebrate with a honeymoon trip to Vegas. The lucky man has won £120,000 after winning in the Set For Life draw.
The winner, known only as Mr R, has won £10k a month for a year after matching the five main numbers in the Set For Life draw on August 22. The retired man plans to use his cash winnings to pay for a honeymoon in Vegas.
The Essex local, who played a Lucky Dip via the National Lottery app, 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.
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Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said: "We are so excited for Mr. R, who can now look forward to celebrating his Set for Life win and going on a honeymoon of a lifetime in Vegas! Huge 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 your own personal selection of numbers or prefer to use a Lucky Dip, like Mr. R, 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."
By playing any National Lottery game, players generate £30M each week for National Lottery-funded projects. With over 690,000 grants having been made across the UK, this money supports everything from arts to the sport sectors – from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nation’s athletes win Olympic and Paralympic medals.