Yorkshire postcode bags £3.2m Lottery win - with one neighbour getting £800k
A Sheffield person has won £800,000 in the Lottery's Postcode Millions draw.
The postcode S17 4, in Totley, won £3.2m in the monthly draw on Saturday, February 1. Two of the neighbours won £400,000 each in the lottery’s monthly Postcode Millions draw, while a third scooped £800,000.
The £800k winner, who had two tickets and chose to remain anonymous, said: “It’s absolutely mental! This is completely life-changing. I’ve never won anything in my life, and I’ve worked all my life for everything I’ve got.
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“I’ll be getting a call from my bank telling me there is something strange happening to my account.”
Now, they are planning on buying a brand-new car, treating their family, and taking a few dream holidays.
The remaining half of the £3.2m prize was shared out between 504 people in the S17 4 postcode area – situated south-west of Sheffield city centre and encompassing Totley and Bradway. Players landed cash prizes ranging from £2,946 to £8,838, depending on how many tickets they play with.
Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt, who knocked on the £800k winner’s front door, said: “A massive congratulations to all of our winners. I’m sure the whole community will be celebrating all weekend long.
“It was a special moment to surprise the biggest winner, and it definitely came as a big shock to them. I hope they have plenty of fun spending their winnings.”
It's the second time in a row South Yorkshire residents have won the prize.. Six weeks ago, 561 Rotherham residents celebrated netting £17.5m – the biggest single prize in People’s Postcode Lottery history.
A Totley resident had only signed up to the lottery on Saturday 14 December - the same day as the Rotherham win - and in their first ever draw they’ve landed a whopping return of £8,838, with three tickets.
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