A MYSTERY Somerset man has become a millionaire – but he might not know it.

The man, known only as ‘Mr H’, has a £1 million EuroMillions lottery prize waiting for him.

He won it in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker competition on Friday, April 28, but has yet to claim the prize.

The Somerset local played via the National Lottery app and became one of more than eight 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.

National Lottery senior winners’ advisor Andy Carter said: “What incredible news for ‘Mr H’ for winning this fantastic prize. He has become a million pounds richer overnight.”

The National Lottery operates several draw-based games, including EuroMillions, Lotto, Set For Life, and Thunderball. 

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, which is operated by Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd, has awarded more than £88 billion in prizes to date and created more than 6,600 millionaires or multi-millionaires since its launch in 1994.

Players generate £30 million each week for Lottery-funded projects, money which helps to support everything from local charities making a difference to their communities through to helping the nations' athletes win medals at last summer’s Commonwealth Games.

To date, more than £47 billion has been raised for National Lottery Good Causes, with more than 670,000 individual grants awarded.