LUCKY locals who live in the same street have pocketed £1k each after a win on the People’s Postcode Lottery.
The residents of Birchfield Street in St Helens are now £1k richer after their postcode was announced as a lucky winner.
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The People’s Postcode Lottery, which began in 2005, gives £1m pounds to Brits each week, based entirely on where they live.
Recent winners include a blind former Royal Marine from Chelmsford in Essex, who scooped £400,000.
He told how he had his late wife to thank for setting up the winning ticket before tragically passing away from cancer.
Meanwhile, a former nurse won £400,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery – but her sister who lives just downstairs in Mitcham, south London, got nothing.
The People’s Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play, with a minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket going to charity.
Remember to gamble responsibly
A responsible gambler is someone who:
- Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
- Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
- Never chases their losses
- Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed
- Gamcare – www.gamcare.org.uk
- Gamble Aware – www.begambleaware.org
For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
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