A LOTTERY winner has already made big plans after scooping a life-changing £500,000 jackpot.
The whopping windfall has been pocketed by a man – currently only known as Mr H – from Midlothian in Scotland.
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But it has been revealed he intends to not only pay off his mortgage but also splash out on a family holiday to the USA‘s east coast.
The lucky winner took the top Thunderball prize on May 27, it has only just emerged.
Mr H, a project manager, cashed in thanks to a selection of random numbers via the National Lottery app.
While many hitting the lottery jackpot have gone public with their celebrations, this winner is staying anonymous – for now.
But lottery organisers were happy to give some details on his intentions for the six-figure sum.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at the National Lottery, said, “Huge congratulations to Mr H for winning this fantastic prize.
“He can now enjoy a once in a lifetime family holiday to the east coast of America.”
Individual success stories such as Mr H are not the only ones to benefit.
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Organisers say more than £47billion has so far been raised for National Lottery Good Causes through ticket sales, with more than 670,000 individual grants handed out.
Scots appear to be on a lotto roll lately.
A woman from Aberdeenshire has this week scooped £1million thanks to a £2 Lucky Dip ticket.
She is now weighing up whether her priority is a luxury summer vacation or a fancy new car.
Jane Park, from Scottish capital Edinburgh, became in 2013 the UK‘s youngest £1million lottery winner – aged just 17.
Elsewhere in Scotland, the Outer Hebrides has been revealed as the place where people are most likely to hit the People’s Postcode Lottery jackpot.
Other £1million winners include delivery driver and grandfather Mark Francis, from Swansea in Wales.
His EuroMillions good news came shortly before his fiancée Helen was diagnosed with breast cancer, though the couple have been celebrating her first year cancer-free as they look ahead to their wedding.
Another EuroMillions £500,000 bonanza ended up with 65-year-old Jeff Etherington from Harlow in Essex, who put it down to a stroke of luck involving a hospital appointment.
The latest National Lottery draw, last night, offered a top jackpot of up to £8.5m.
Meanwhile, organisers have urged Set For Life players to check their tickets as three winners are sitting on life-changing sums.
The deadline to claim the prize worth £360,000 falls on July 8 after the winning tickets were bought on January 9 in County Durham.
Remember to gamble responsibly
A responsible gambler is someone who:
- Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
- Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
- Never chases their losses
- Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed
- Gamcare – www.gamcare.org.uk
- Gamble Aware – www.begambleaware.org
For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
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