A MYSTERY woman, known only as Mrs G from Devon has won £1,000,000 on The National Lottery after matching five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw on Wednesday, October 16.

The Devon local, who played a Lucky Dip via The National Lottery website, has become one of more than nine 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 Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Amazing! What exciting news for Mrs G, who has become a million pounds richer overnight. Huge congratulations!”

Players can buy and check 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. 

Whether you play using a Lucky Dip, like Mrs G, or have your own personal selection of numbers, national-lottery.co.uk makes playing simple and easy.

Players can buy tickets for all of The National Lottery’s draw-based games on the website, including Lotto, EuroMillions, Set For Life and Thunderball. Once registered and an account set up, they can also play a range of online Instant Win Games.

Since it launched, more than 7,200 millionaires have been made and £49 billion raised for Good Causes with 690,000 individual grants awarded. This money supports our nation's heritage, the arts and sport, as well as helping grassroots projects in every local community.  

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