Buckinghamshire woman wins £1m National Lottery draw jackpot

The lucky winner, who has chosen not to share her name, scooped the prize after matching five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw on Valentine’s Day (February 14).

The lucky winner's first purchase was a shed.

The Buckinghamshire local has become one of over eight million players that win each week on The National Lottery’s range of games and joins Mr S from Wiltshire who won the same prize in the same draw.

Interactive winners have the opportunity to release their name, remain anonymous or like these winners, release some details through partial publicity.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said: “Wow, what a wonderful win for this lucky player who has become a million pounds richer overnight.

"Huge congratulations, and enjoy the new shed!”

Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk.

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

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.

At national-lottery.co.uk, players can buy tickets for all of The National Lottery’s draw-based games including Set For Life, Lotto, EuroMillions and Thunderball. Once they have registered and set up an account, they can also play a range of online Instant Win Games. 

National Lottery draw-based games include EuroMillions, Lotto, Set For Life and Thunderball. Around £30m is generated every week from players which helps fund nationwide projects and to date more than 670,000 grants have been made across the UK.