I won £410,000 on the lottery but NO ONE believed me – not even my husband

Another dad on the street told how he scooped a £142,000 lotto jackpot – and spent the money on his daughter.Every ticket was worth £411,238. The rest of the prize pot was shared among players in the wider RM18 7 postcode area.

The 33-year-old was stunned after listening to her gut instinct saw her win £411,238
The 33-year-old was stunned after listening to her gut instinct saw her win £411,238Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk

Another lucky couple who scooped £142,000 in the raffle revealed their plan – but it may surprise you.Meanwhile, a group of lucky Brits who bagged themselves £3.2million  revealed how they’ll splash the cash.”I feel pretty in tune. This all feels very surreal, but I’m so thankful.”She added: “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.”I questioned myself and thought I was feeling it for a reason and that night I joined. Now this just two months later,” she said.Leyla explained how the win couldn’t have come at a better time for her family as her husband is awaiting a hernia operation.A LUCKY punter who bagged a £410,000 jackpot told how no one believed her – not even her husband.”He didn’t believe me when I got a phone call to say I’d won. He just said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’.

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‘VERY SURREAL’

The huge prize was won by more than 1,000 locals on a Greater Manchester estate.She insisted a “voice” urged her to sign up while she was sat on the sofa.The mum-of-two is now planning to splash the cash on a family holiday to New York at Christmas.”I never, ever thought this would happen. My mind didn’t go to this figure at all.”

LOTTO LUCK

The winning grandparent shared the £1m jackpot with five neighbours.Susan and Colin Tallon from Warrington, Cheshire, were able to take home twice the £31,250 prize on a massive fluke.Sue Lamb, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was “overwhelmed” when she discovered the massive windfall just after Christmas – saying “it’s like having my children all over again.”This will allow us to breathe. We’ll go on a family holiday in the summer which has not been possible for quite some years because of work. I’d love to go to southern Turkey,” Leyla added.

I almost lost out on £400k People’s Postcode Lottery win after bizarre reaction to the call… I was too busy to chat

Leyla Eaton’s jaw dropped after discovering she’d scooped the life-changing prize in the Postcode Lottery.”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.”The 33-year-old, of Tilbury, Essex, said: “He’s not going to believe me.It comes as other winners celebrate Post Code Lottery scoops on streets up and down the country.

How People’s Postcode Lottery works

  • 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. A minimum of 33% from each ticket goes to charity.
  • Every Saturday, £1 million will be shared by one postcode as part of the lottery’s Millionaire Street prize.
  • Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than £1.2 billion for thousands of charities and local good causes.
  • This prize was promoted on behalf of Postcode Animal Trust which supports organisations including Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, PDSA and Medical Detection Dogs.
  • To play the People’s Postcode Lottery, you have to sign up on the website and enter your bank details.
  • You’re then automatically entered into a variety of different draws and prizes are announced every day

Leyla said a niggling instinct pushed her to sign up to the Postcode Lottery – and her fortunes changed for the better after just two months.”I do get feelings and I latch onto them through instinct. Since last September I’ve been journaling and getting more in touch with myself,” she added.She added how an experience like this has “never been on the cards” for them before.Elsewhere, another couple who won £60,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery told how they were able to double their winnings.

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Meanwhile, their neighbour Henry also bagged the windfall in after the RM18 7AW postcode won the Millionaire Street prize.The mum-of-two entered when she was struck by a “strong feeling” a huge windfall was coming her way.

Neighbour Henry also scooped the same windfall
Neighbour Henry also scooped the same windfallCredit: The Postcode Lottery
There were more winners in the wider area
There were more winners in the wider areaCredit: The Postcode Lottery

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