Dorset woman wins £1 million in Euromillions win

Known only as Mrs. C, the Dorset resident won the seven figure sum on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw on Tuesday, June 18.

The lucky winner has said she plans to use the money to tour Europe in a campervan.

The Dorset local, who played a Lucky Dip via the National Lottery website, has become one of over 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: “Oh wow, what incredible news for Mrs. C who can look forward to enjoying a fantastic road trip around Europe in a campervan after becoming a millionaire overnight. Huge congratulations.”

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.

Tickets can also be scanned on the National Lottery app to check if you're a winner.

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Players can buy tickets for all of The National Lottery’s draw-based games including EuroMillions, Lotto, Set For Life and Thunderball.

Once they have registered and set up an account, they can also play a range of online Instant Win Games. 

For every EuroMillions line played, UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket creating a millionaire in every draw.

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 690,000 grants – supporting projects both big and small – having been made across the UK to date.