His spending plans, though, have been curtailed by a hefty tax bill.
"The tax man will be happy," said Lewis. "I owe him £108,000 but this means I can now pay him off.
"It's a big weight off my mind. I reckon I'll come out with about £30,000, which still isn't bad for a fortnight's work. But it means I can start again with the tax man and go on to become a wealthy man."
Lewis pocketed a £10,000 bonus for his nine-darter, which came in just the third leg of the match, and nailed a 10-dart finish in the seventh set.
He also landed 20 maximum 180s — Anderson threw 10 in the final — and beat Simon Whitlock's record of 58 in the tournament set a year ago, with a tally of 60.
"It hasn't quite sunk in yet," added Lewis. "It took a lot of bottle for me to keep my courage after I'd done that nine-darter. I'm so over the moon but I need to push on now.
"I think I deserve it. I had a brilliant night's sleep on Sunday and I turned up and got the job done. I knew I had to come out strong against him and now I'm in dreamland."
