A MYSTERY man from Cheshire has become an instant millionaire after scooping the top prize in an Instant Win Game from The National Lottery.

Known only as Mr. M, the lucky winner received the £1,000,000 prize from ‘£1M Prize Bingo’.

He is 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.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said: “What amazing news for Mr. M, who has become a million pounds richer in an instant.

“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. 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.

Whether you have your own special numbers or prefer to play using a Lucky Dip selection, national-lottery.co.uk makes playing simple and easy. By setting up an online National Lottery Direct Debit you can guarantee that you never miss out with the added bonus of having no ticket to worry about or numbers to check.

The ‘£1M Prize Bingo’ Instant Win Game is available to play on the National Lottery websiteapp. It costs £5.00 to play and offers a 1 in 2.75 overall chance of winning a Prize.

By playing any National Lottery game, players generate £30M each week for National Lottery-funded projects.

With over 690,000 grants having been made across the UK, this money supports everything from arts to the sport sectors – from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nation’s athletes win Olympic and Paralympic medals.