Entire neighbourhood scoops £3.2m Lottery prize & they have no IDEA they’ve won – could you be getting the good news?
AN ENTIRE neighbourhood has scooped a £3.2m lotto prize and they have no idea they are winners yet.
The People’s Postcode Lottery has been won in Manchester with the massive prize set to shared equally.
Hundreds of contestants in Altrincham’s WA15 9 postcode are now set to walk away with at least £5,000 each.
The winning residents will be told how much hey have won at a special event tomorrow.
During that event, the full winning postcode will be revealed with the WA15 9 postcode having dozens of smaller codes within it.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt said: “I’m sure players in Altrincham will be buzzing with excitement for Friday night, and eager to find out how much they’ve won.
“I can’t wait to meet all the lucky winners and celebrate in typical Postcode Lottery style.
“What a way to start the spring!”
Recently one winner of the lottery said they didn’t always have the best luck – despite securing £12,000 a month for a year.
Retired NHS nurse Meg Carr, 69, and her husband Andy were kicked out their home in 1992 and weren’t able to buy it back for 22 years.
But some of her newly-earned cash will go towards a new shower, as her family have thrown themselves into transforming their home since getting it back.
Meanwhile, one dad who won £160,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery only entered the draw after a chance meeting.
Paul Rendles, 64, scooped a share of his lucky street’s £1million winnings after meeting a social worker who convinced him to sign up.
The devoted parent had met the employee a few years ago through his youngest daughter, who has disabilities.
A lorry driver also quit his job in “minutes” after realising he had won a mouth-watering lotto jackpot.
Lorry-driving Tony Hedley was in the middle of a shift when his wife Christine phoned him with some lucky news.
After pulling over, Christine, 65, told him they had won two prizes of £166,666, making a grand total of £333,000 and prompting Tony to give his boss a bell.
How to play People's Postcode Lottery
People’s Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day.
People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws.
When that postcode is drawn, people holding the right tickets inside it win.
A minimum of 33% from each ticket goes to charity.
A daily prize of £1,000 is up for grabs, which can double to £2,000 if players have two tickets – and then people can triple winnings if they have three tickets.