FINGERS CROSSED
Will your neighbourhood be £10m richer in HOURS? Dozens to take home share of Postcode lottery jackpot… & have no idea
The winners are expected to bag £5,000 each
ONE neighbourhood is set to be £10m richer in just hours as dozens are set to take home a share of the jackpot.
The People's Postcode Lottery is set to be drawn this weekend with Perthshire residents set to see a share of the prize.
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One postcode will see the biggest cash prizes after one street is set to be drawn as the jackpot winner.
Locals in Aberargie, Abernethy, Bridge of Earn, Forgandenny, Forteviot and Glenfarg will find out their exact win at an event in Perth’s South Inch Park on Saturday.
Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson, who will be presenting prizes, said: “We’ll be in the heart of Scotland this weekend for a heart-warming celebration with all of our players.
“It’s even more special this time because this is Scotland’s biggest ever Postcode Lottery prize.
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"Players will be picking up their prizes, but they also know it’s a win-win situation because local, national and international charities benefit from their contributions. I can’t wait."
The Postcode Lottery has also supported local causes like Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance - which has received more than £1m from players.
The £10.2m draw is the latest in a string of big wins for Postcode players in Scotland.
In February 2022, more than 600 neighbours in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, shared £7.9m while six people won £368,461 in the winning postcode.
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In 2020, 101 residents in North Uist and Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, won a share of £3million.
The big win on the island meant that one in 10 of the 1,200 islanders were winners.
I’m only getting half my £200k People’s Postcode Lottery jackpot over my neighbour’s silly blunder
Two neighbours scooped £193,055 each while the other 99 residents in the wider area won between £21,425 and £64,275.
The big win comes after one mum scooped £411,000 after she had a niggling instinct.
Leyla Eaton, 33, said she almost didn't snag a ticket for the People's Postcode Lottery, but is so thankful she did.
The mum-of-two landed the six-figure prize after being struck by a "strong feeling".
UK's biggest lottery winners
- Anonymous winner - £195,707,000
A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time.
The holder, who remains anonymous to this day, amassed the fortune with just one lucky ticket.
- Joe and Jess Thwaite - £184,262,899.10
Britain's previous EuroMillions record holders were Joe and Jess Thwaite.
The couple won a record-breaking £184million jackpot in May 2022 and shared hopes of a Hawaiian holiday and a new horse box for their children's ponies.
Joe bought his winning ticket online on May 10, 2022, and the following morning received an email with good news.
As he learnt of the huge win, he was in disbelief and initially kept it for himself as he did not want to disturb his wife, who was sleeping.
Joe, a communications sales engineer, and Jess, who runs a hairdressing salon with her sister, have been married for 11 years and have two children.
- Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000
Colin and Christine Weir landed the colossal prize money in 2011 and were Europe’s second-biggest winners until someone in Italy won a jackpot worth £193m in 2019.
They splashed the cash at an astounding rate of £100,000 a week before tragedy struck.
But at the time of Colin’s death in December 2019 his share of the prize money had dwindled by around £40m.
He spent the millions living a life of luxury, forking out for sports cars, property and the football club he supported.
Colin and Christine divorced shortly before his death after being married for 38 years.
He left money for their children Carly and Jamie.
- Adrian and Gillian Brayford - £148,600,000
Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over £148 million.
But Adrian split from Gillian the following year because of the stress of the win.
The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021.
After divorcing in 2013, he failed to woo ex-sausage factory worker Marta Jarosz — but fell for stable girl Sam Burbidge.
She left him in 2017, taking 30 prize horses Adrian bought.
It might have worked out in the end for Adrian though as the former postman was seen smiling with ambulance worker Tracey Biles last year.
- Frances and Patrick Connolly - £114,969,775
Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband hit the jackpot.
They scooped almost £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019.
She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family.
- Richard and Debbie Nuttall - £61,000,000
The couple from Colne, Lancashire, took home £61 million on January 30 2024.
Both 54, they were enjoying a holiday in Fuerteventura, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
But they then discovered the big EuroMillions win.
Richard revealed they originally thought they had won £2.60, but then received another email telling the pair to check their account.
Other eye-watering anonymous winners:
- 2019 - £123million
Another anonymous winner scooped up a prize of £123,458,008 in the June Superdraw rollover.
- 2021 - £122million
Following nine rollovers, one ticketholder bagged the £122,550,350 jackpot last April.
The successful participant chose to remain anonymous.
- 2018 - £121million
Another anonymous winner found their fortune during the Superdraw jackpot rollover in April 2018, securing £121,328,187.
Leyla claimed it was a "voice" that urged her to buy a ticket one day while she was sitting on her sofa.
She said: "It's come at such a needed time. We've had a really tough 12 months. My husband is quite unwell and needs some surgery.
"He's a really, really hard worker and I'm off a lot of the time with the kids. He just keeps going and works every weekend possible while not being in the best of health himself."
Meanwhile a grandma who pocketed a whopping £250,000 in lotto prize money said she blanked when People's Postcode Lottery told her about the win.
Evelyn Evans, 73, was so excited she'd won the Postcode Lottery that she forgot to ask how much the prize money was.
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Evelyn, from Alcester in Warwickshire, took home a quarter of the £1million prize money due to her having two tickets - but had no clue about the amount when she won.
She was one of three lucky neighbours to get the jackpot when their postcode was picked for the weekly Millionaire Street draw on April 20.
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.
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