LUCKY neighbours on a Worcester street are getting into the festive spirit early after winning a share of £240,000, thanks to their postcode.
The eight Grenville Road winners won £30,000 each after WR2 5RL was named as a winning postcode with People’s Postcode Lottery on Thursday (December 19)
The prize is part of People’s Postcode Lottery’s special Christmas campaign where one postcode is drawn every day to win £30,000 per ticket throughout the December draws.
A minimum of 32 per cent of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery which has helped raise more than £500million to date for good causes across Great Britain and internationally.
Pensioner Miki-Jay Powell, said: “I’ve just been given the biggest prize in my life. I know I can do an awful lot of good with the money.
“I think I’m going to increase the amount of tickets I play with too as I feel like I can be a small part of a big thing that’s helping a lot of people. It’s especially good at Christmas as people deserve to be looked after.
“I also want to go on a big holiday and go back to Washington DC. My friend wants to visit her friend in Nebraska so now I can do this without hesitation.
“This win really has made my year. It’s the biggest Christmas I’ve ever had,” the 75-year-old added.
Neighbour Cydell Price was also among those celebrating and said: “This win is just marvelous – I’m stuck for words. I’m a charity giver anyway and have always been part of the community but I decided to start playing for that reason, to help others.
“You never think it’s going to be you. I’m just so happy. I’ve got six grandchildren, so they’ll all be having a nice treat. My husband too
“I hope more of my neighbours start playing People’s Postcode Lottery as it’s a great way to support local charities.”
Judie McCourt from the People’s Postcode Lottery visited the Grenville Road winners to hand out cheques and meet the players.
“Seeing the look of surprise on winners’ faces has to be one of the best parts of my job. It was an absolute pleasure to hand out the cheques to our street prize winners especially hearing from Miki-Jay about her trip to the US and Cydell’s plans to treat her family.
“I hope all eight of our Worcester winners enjoy spending the cash and it helps bring even more joy to them at this exciting time of year.”
Visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk for more.
