Scunthorpe neighbourhood wins an astonishing £1million with postcode lottery
Residents in a street in Scunthorpe are celebrating after sharing a £1m prize on People’s Postcode Lottery.
The weekly Millionaire Street prize was shared by 17 neighbours in the Lincolnshire postcode of DN16 2LQ, meaning that each ticket holder won £55,555, apart from one who bagged £111,110 with two tickets.
Four of the winning tickets belonged to the same family: Liz and Bevan Brown, their grown up daughter Caroline Wood, and her husband Darren, all of whom live in adjoining semis.
Mrs Brown, 71, said when she found out her postcode had won, her first thought was was her daughter still playing People’s Postcode Lottery.
‘It turned out Caz and my son-in-law Daz had both won, and I’m so pleased,’ she said. ‘They do an awful lot for us, especially as we’re getting older. It’s always been handy having them next door.’
Mr and Mrs Brown won £55,555 each, as did Mr and Mrs Wood.
Mrs Bevan is planning to spend her winnings on some new teeth and a power shower, while her husband hopes to get his broken down car back on the road.
Neighbour Marilyn Ashley, 67, is also looking forward to buying herself some new teeth.
She said: ‘I’ve not had new teeth for 25 years and I think I deserve them. I’ve stuck with my current ones for so long because teeth are expensive these days.’
She won £55,555 just a week after her partner Philip Harris, 66, celebrated his retirement.
He said: ‘I’m flabbergasted, totally flabbergasted. We never win anything. Funnily enough, we are going to visit our financial adviser tomorrow to get my pension sorted – I wonder what they’ll say when we tell them about this.’
Down the road, father of three Geoff Coombs, 72, said his first purchase would be a new shovel, after he’d helped his family with his £55,555 winnings.
‘I’m at that time in my life where I want to be giving and helping my family, and this will really help.
‘I might also buy a new shovel for the campervan as we’re going to Wales soon.’
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier said: ‘We had a cracking day in sunny Scunny surprising an incredible 17 lucky winners.
‘It’s incredibly special to see neighbours winning together. But local charities in Scunthorpe also have something to celebrate, thanks to our players.
‘PPL players have raised more than £1bn for charities and thousands of good causes. Neighbours win and charities win.’