National Lottery winner plans to use £1.7m jackpot in selfless act to help family

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Holly Bishop

By Holly Bishop


Published: 03/04/2025

- 13:10

Known only as Mrs R, the lucky woman scooped up the prize after buying a ticket for the February 26 draw

A National Lottery winner plans to use her £1.7million jackpot in a selfless act to support her family.

The winner, known only as Mrs S, from Norfolk, scooped up the impressive £1,772,335 jackpot on February 26 after matching all main six numbers in a Lotto draw.


Whilst planning to treat herself on a new car, she also wants to make sure her family also feel the benefits of the win.

Mrs R said she plans on using the jackpot to help her loved ones she told Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery.

A National Lottery Lotto ticket, in north London.

Known only as Mrs R, the lucky woman scooped up a total prize of £1,772,335 after buying a ticket for the February 26 draw

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Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor, said: “Wow! What incredible news for Mrs R who can now celebrate being £1.7m richer.

“We hope she is enjoying driving around in her new car. Huge congratulations.”

She shared the £5.3m jackpot prize with two other ticket holders.

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A Norfolk woman who won a similar cash prize this time last year decided to spend her winnings on something much more unusual.

The woman, known only as Mrs G, won £1m after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on April 13, 2024.

In an unusual move, the woman decided to splash her cash on a lawnmower as her first purchase.

However, she did say she has bigger ambitions to buy a bungalow.

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The winner from Norfolk scooped up the impressive jackpot on February 26

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Lottery winners have the opportunity to release their names, remain anonymous or like Mrs R and Mrs G, release some details through partial publicity.

Mrs G’s lawnmower purchase was more outlandish than HGV driver Lee Kuchczynski's, from Kendal, Cumbria, who bought a £17 backscratcher after winning a EuroMillions draw.

The National Lottery has awarded more than £95billion in prizes and created more than 7,400 millionaires since its launch in 1994.