TWO mystery men, known only as Mr. H and Mr. P from Merseyside, have both won big on The National Lottery, in the space of just over a week.

Mr H landed £377,211.50 after matching the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday, October 15.

The lucky winner, who played a personal selection of random numbers, plans to use the money for his retirement.

Just a week later, Mr. P won £1,000,000 after matching the five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw on Wednesday, October 23.

The Merseyside locals have become two of over 9m players that win each week on The National Lottery’s range of games. They opted to remain anonymous, but release some details through partial publicity.

Andy Carter, senior winners' advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: "We are so excited for Mr. H and Mr.P who have both landed a life-changing sum on The National Lottery.

"Merseyside is clearly a lucky place to live for our players. Huge congratulations!"

Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk.

Since its launch in 1994, The National Lottery has created 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. This money supports our nation's heritage, the arts and sport, as well as helping grassroots projects in every local community.