A Scottish surfer has become the first online Lotto millionaire, three months after the National Lottery launched the game on the internet.

The lucky player from Edinburgh scooped £5.9m on last Saturday’s Lotto draw after buying their ticket on the National Lottery website.

According to Camelot, thousands of people are signing up to play Lotto on the net, which went online at the end of December last year alongside interactive scratchcards and Instant Win Games.

Richard Hurd-Wood, director of interactive at Camelot, said: “I’m thrilled that we are celebrating our first internet jackpot winner and I’m sure that it is just the first of many to come. With the simple click of a mouse, perhaps while taking a few minutes out one lunch time or the end of a busy working day, this lucky player is now a multi-millionaire."

Camelot said it plans to launch The National Lottery onto interactive TV this Spring and mobile phones later in 2004.