Earlier this week we told how Set For Life winner James Evans, 21, found out he'd won the draw on December 28 but kept it hush for weeks, even running into a pal on the day of his huge win but keeping quiet. <\/p>\n
He said: "I checked the National Lottery app and saw that I had matched all of the five main numbers and the Life Ball. I couldn't believe it! I ran down to my mum to get her to check but she wasn't sure either."<\/p>\n
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James called Camelot to confirm the win, and realised as prize winner he'd be receiving \u00a310,000 a month for the next 30 years \u2014 a total of \u00a33.6 million.<\/p>\n
He decided to go rock climbing to clear his head after the amazing news, and even ran into some friends \u2014 but kept his lips sealed.<\/p>\n
James kept his big news a secret over New Year's, not even spilling the beans in a virtual drinks with friends.<\/p>\n
"I had a great evening with all of my friends but I was adamant I wasn't going to tell anyone as it still didn't feel real – it was really difficult not to slip up!" he said.<\/p>\n
"I have since told all of my friends and they are so happy and shocked."<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Andy Carter, Senior Winners\u2019 Advisor at The National Lottery said: \u201cImagine what you could enjoy now if you had \u00a310,000. Now imagine what else you could do if you won \u00a310,000 monthly for three decades!<\/p>\n
\u201cWith \u00a310K at your disposal every month, imagine finishing work on a Friday and jumping into a weekend of true adventure – the \u2018nice to do\u2019 list could very quickly become the \u2018will do\u2019.<\/p>\n
"You might even need to draft a new list of experiences quite quickly!\u201d<\/p>\n
The way to play Set For Life: You pick five main numbers from 1 to 47, and one \u2018Life Ball\u2019 from 1 to 10.<\/p>\n
The top prize is \u00a310,000 a month for 30 years, the 2nd prize is \u00a310,000 a month for one year, and you scoop \u00a35 for matching two main numbers.<\/p>\n
The Set For Life game costs \u00a31.50 per line and will be drawn every Monday and Thursday.<\/p>\n