A MYSTERY man from Essex has been made a millionaire overnight after landing a huge £1million EuroMillions prize.

The man, known only as Mr H from Essex, has landed the fantastic £1,000,000 prize after winning in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw on Tuesday, October 15. 

He has revealed he plans to use the winnings to pay off his mortgage, help friends and family, and in the future possibly purchase a new home and car.  

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Wow, what incredible news for Mr H, who has become a millionaire overnight. He certainly has lots of plans for his win already - enjoy every moment.

"Huge congratulations!” 

The Essex man has become one of more than nine million players who 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. 

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 their ticket is checked and they receive an email notification if they win a prize.  

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

The National Lottery is celebrating 30 years of changing lives. Since it launched, more than 7,200 millionaires have been made and more than £49 billion has been raised for good causes with more than 690,000 individual grants awarded.