- John and his wife Barbara Washington – with full postcode L35 9LQ – were the biggest winners of the July 2015 Postcode Lottery monthly drawing. Their lucky village of Rainhill shared the £3 million prize, and the Washingtons won £666,666 for having played two tickets.
- Feb 05, 2021 Postcode Innovation Trust is a grant-giving body funded entirely by players of People's Postcode Lottery. Many good causes close to the winners have also benefited from players’ support.
We don’t know exact figures, however, the winners section on the Postcode Lottery website seems to suggest the average jackpot win is in the region of £100,000 - £200,000. For the £30,000 draw you have the same probability of winning as you do the £3,000,000 draw. There’s just a couple of differences to the prize structure. Jun 28, 2019 Three lucky York people are celebrating an extra special Friday night thanks to the People’s Postcode Lottery. We revealed last week that the winning postcode began with YO31 9. And today (Friday, 28 June) the lottery team hit York to reveal the full winning postcode – YO31 9LW.
Six Colchester neighbours are sharing a 'life-changing' prize of £210,000 won in the People's Postcode Lottery.
Residents in CO4 0NY, in the St John's area of the town, were selected as the lucky winners of the draw announced on Tuesday.
Five neighbours picked up £30,000 each - but one player secured £60,000, thanks to playing with two tickets.
Richard Holland, 52, was the lucky double player who was left 'speechless' after he found out he won £60,000 in a call with People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier.
Mr Holland, who was joined on the call with his wife Tracy, said he was planning to spend his winnings on a house renovation and a holiday later in the year.
He said: 'I think we’re both completely overwhelmed by this. Things like this just don’t happen to us and after the year we’ve had this is really a great start to 2021.'
Another winner looking to use their cash for a holiday was 36-year-old Caroline Barnes, who said she would spend her £30,000 on a trip with her partner Matt.
Caroline Barnes has plans for a holiday with her partner Matt- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
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She said: 'A holiday is definitely top of my list, but I’d also like to treat myself to a designer handbag as well.'
Doreen Blair, 76, who was joined by her 65-year-old husband Nigel when she discovered she had won, said she was delighted to hear her neighbours had also won.
Doreen Blair and her husband Nigel after finding out their prize- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
She said: 'This is honestly life changing money for us. This is absolutely wonderful.
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'We have a lovely little community so it’s just great to hear that some of our neighbours have won too.'
Colin Freeman, 78, said he and his 76-year-old wife Jan would use the £30,000 they secured to help their only granddaughter, Sophie-Kate, fund a trip to New Zealand.
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Colin Freeman and his wife Jan said they would help fund their granddaughter's New Zealand trip- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
Mr Freeman said: 'This is amazing, I feel so lucky. This year has definitely started better than we thought it would.'
Two other winners from Colchester have chosen to remain anonymous, but their prizes will be paid directly into their bank accounts.
People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier presented the neighbours with their prizes- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
After telling the neighbours they had won the prize, Mr Brazier, who is from Tiptree, said: 'It sounds like there will be a few corks being popped around Colchester this evening.'
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