National Lottery winner reveals how he will spend £10k a month after jackpot victory

Fintan Starkey
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:53:59 +0000

A man from Poole has revealed how he plans to spend his life-changing National Lottery prize of £10,000 a month.

The winner, a family man in his 30s who has chosen to remain anonymous, expressed his intention to direct a portion of his windfall towards purchasing a new property and vehicle.

The Dorset resident's good fortune arrives at an exciting time for lottery players across Britain, with major changes to the National Lottery on the horizon.

His win demonstrates the continued appeal of the Set for Life format, which offers regular monthly payments rather than a single lump sum payout.

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"It's a great feeling, and it takes so much pressure off me and my family, we are able to hit all of our goals now!" the Poole resident said.

Andy Carter, senior winners' advisor at Allwyn, which operates the National Lottery, offered his congratulations to the fortunate player.

"Congratulations to our mystery winner, we're so pleased this win will make such a difference for you and your family," Mr Carter said.

The lottery continues to generate substantial funds for charitable causes, with approximately £33million raised weekly for National Lottery-funded projects.

Since launching in 1994, the organisation has distributed more than £53billion to support over 680,000 good cause initiatives throughout the United Kingdom, while awarding players in excess of £103billion in prizes and creating more than 8,000 millionaires.

The Poole man's victory comes just days after the National Lottery revealed sweeping changes to its flagship Lotto game.

From June 7, players will benefit from a revamped two-round format that effectively doubles their chances of winning without increasing the standard £2 ticket cost.

Under the new system, participants will select the same quantity of numbers as before, but their overall odds of claiming a prize will shift significantly from 1-in-9.3 to 1-in-4.9.

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The first draw using this updated structure is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, with subsequent draws taking place at roughly 8pm each Wednesday and Saturday.

The reformed Lotto is expected to produce approximately 345 millionaires annually, more than doubling the current figure of around 140.

Perhaps the most significant development is the introduction of UK Powerball, representing the first time the famous American lottery has expanded beyond US borders.

British players will compete alongside their American counterparts for jackpots surpassing £1billion, marking the country's first game with prize pools of such extraordinary scale.

Those who claim the top prize from the UK will receive their winnings spread across a 30-year period, according to Allwyn.

The transatlantic game is projected to generate approximately £1billion for good causes over its first five years, with more than 30 per cent of each ticket directed towards charitable purposes.

These changes follow a £450million technology upgrade that migrated 18 million player accounts to modernised systems.