I won £100k lottery prize thanks to ‘massive fluke’ after CANCELLING my ticket – dad’s ‘golden luck’ is rubbing off
A MUM bagged a life-changing £100,000 despite cancelling the winning ticket belonging to her late dad.
Mum-of-three Tracy had to scratch her eyes after scooping the mammoth prize in the People’s Postcode Lottery.
The winner had just cancelled her dad’s winning ticket after he sadly passed away two weeks before.
However, 24 hours later, Tracy received a fateful phone call telling her that she had banked £100,000 as part of the £1 Million Millionaire Street prize in Heald Green, Greater Manchester.
The brave winner wept as she was handed over the cheque, and paid poignant tribute to her father.
“That’s me dad, that,” she said.
“He died two weeks ago. My dad’s done this for me.
“It’s bittersweet but my dad is shining down on me.”
Tracy’s dad, Peter had played the People’s Postcode Lottery for years before Tracy followed suit.
After his death, Tracy was tasked with organising her dad’s finances, which included cancelling direct debits – including Peter’s Postcode Lottery ticket.
Tracy had the difficult task of organising her beloved dad’s finances following his passing. And it was only a day after she cancelled her dad’s direct debits, which included his Postcode Lottery ticket, that she found out that our team would be turning up at her door.
Tracy’s sister Adele said, “It’s mad because she cancelled our dad’s ticket the day before and then she got a phone call. It’s like Dad’s looking down on Tracy.”
Adele believes their dad, who was a keen poker player, has passed on his ‘golden luck’.
She said, “He loved his poker, and he won a golden ticket at a Bolton poker tournament, a few weeks before he died.
“Now Tracy’s got one too.”
WARNING TO WINNERS
It comes after one lottery expert warned players of a “big mistake” winners commit as they waste their winnings.
Andy Carter has seen more than £2billion handed away in jackpots to lucky punters – and how they’ve lost it all.
Now, the National Lottery advisor has issued a stark warning to those who land the life-changing prizes.
The expert revealed how one of the biggest mistakes he sees is winners being too generous with their windfall.
“Winners want to help everyone out and this generosity comes from a good place,” he told ThisIsMoney.
“But people should work out what they need first.
“For example, if they have children under 30 and want to help them out with a house purchase, can they afford to do that and give up work themselves?”
One lottery winner ended up giving away £60million of her £115million windfall.
Frances Connolly is considered one of the most generous players after hitting the EuroMillions jackpot in 2019.
The player gifted her cash to friends, family and charities – setting up two foundations herself.
On the other hand, Andy previously told how one man kept his big win secret from his own wife.
The man withheld the information from his partner of over 30-years because “our money is separate”, he told Andy.
The winner also admitted that the couple didn’t even know how much the other earned.
Andy explained how hitting a jackpot “makes people happier” but “it can take a while to get there”.
How does People's Postcode Lottery work?
THERE is potential for players to win some big cash prizes with People's Postcode Lottery - but how does it work?
People’s Postcode Lottery is an ongoing monthly subscription lottery where paid tickets are automatically entered into all of its prize draws.
Players can purchase up to three tickets to play in its draws, with each ticket based on their chosen postcode. It costs £12 per month to play.
Prizes are announced every single day – and 33 per cent of the ticket price goes to good causes.
Prizes include £1million shared in one winning postcode every Saturday, £30,000 for every winning ticket in one postcode every Sunday, and a multi-million-pound prize is shared in one postcode area each month.
This month, Meg won “An Unforgettable Year”, claiming £12,000 each month for a year. She can also choose from a range of once-in-a-lifetime experiences – in Britain or abroad.
The prize was promoted on behalf of the Postcode Support Trust which supports organisations including Missing People, Depaul UK and Royal Voluntary Service.