Christmas came early for one lucky EuroMillions player from County Durham who won big on The National Lottery.
The winner, known only as Mr C, won a whopping £239,849.70 after The National Lottery confirmed the incredible win. He had matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the EuroMillions draw on Friday, December 16.
Since learning the news, the winner plans to buy a new home.
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The County Durham man played a Lucky Dip via the National Lottery app, and became 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.
Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' advisor at The National Lottery, said: "What incredible news for Mr C for winning this fantastic prize, he can now look forward to buying his dream home."
Thanks to National Lottery players, more than £30m is generated each week for National Lottery-funded projects. This money helps support everything from the local charity making a difference where you live, through to helping athletes win medals at last summer's Commonwealth Games.
To date, over £47bn has been raised for National Lottery Good Causes, with more than 670,000 individual grants awarded.
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