Mystery National Lottery winner from Essex scoops life-changing £3.6m prize

A mystery woman from Essex has had her life changed after winning a huge seven-figure prize in the National Lottery. The woman, known only as Mrs S, won the impressive sum after matching five numbers and the Life Ball in the Set for Life draw in October.

The Essex local, who played a selection of personally sentimental numbers, has become one of over nine million players that win each week on The National Lottery's games. Her prize is paid in £10,000 instalments each month for the next thirty years, totalling £3,600,000.

Interactive winners have the opportunity to release their name, remain anonymous or like this winner, release some details through partial publicity. It's the latest in a number of Essex residents winning prizes through the National Lottery.

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In September a mystery retiree said he'd use £120k of winnings on a honeymoon trip to Las Vegas. That same month a woman became a millionaire overnight after matching five numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw. That follows a man and a woman also winning £1m each in National Lottery games in June; whilst in February Mrs A and Mrs M scooped a 'life-changing' win.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said, “We are so excited for Mrs. S who can now experience winning on repeat as she can look forward to receiving £10k every month for the next thirty years! 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.

The National Lottery is celebrating 30 years of changing lives. Since it launched, over 7,400 millionaires have been made and more than £50billion has been raised for Good Causes with more than 700,000 individual grants awarded. This money supports our nation's heritage, the arts and sport, as well as helping grassroots projects in every local community.