Hampshire man scoops £1m on the lottery

The man, who is being identified only as Mr W, scooped the prize after playing online and hitting lucky in the Lotto Millionaire Raffle draw on May 3.

Mr W, who plans to use his £1,000,000 win to treat his family and home improvements, played Lotto through national-lottery.co.uk – and has become one of over eight million winners who win each week on The National Lottery’s range of games.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: ‘Huge congratulations to Mr W for winning this fantastic prize without even touching a ticket and after a few simple clicks he has become a millionaire.

‘With many people leading busy lives playing online is becoming increasingly popular, it means you can make sure your lucky numbers are always in the draw and your ticket is always checked.’

Every week the Lotto Millionaire Raffle guarantees to create two millionaires.