Has anyone ever won a prize on the postcode lottery?

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Apparently postcodes are selected via random draws using software which has been certified by a Gambling Commision - approved testing house.
It just doesn't feel transparent enough for me - what does anyone else think?

I don't do it but I have a friend who won a couple of thousand.

Just won my second tenner. Won on my first draw and then nothing for ages.

I’ve won two tenners I think I’m going to stop and do the lotto occasionally

A tenner is nothing like the 30grand they keep shouting about though is it - though I'm pleased you had a win!

And what about the £150000.00 prizes they keep advertising?

I've seen a couple of ads this morning and I know for a fact that one of the 'winners' who 'won' this amount is an actress.

It just seems a bit 'off' to me.

A few small amounts and my Mum and 6 neighbours won £30,000 each one double that

My cousin won £30,000.
People in a nearby village each won about £30k too.

I know someone who one £65k a few years ago and my friend won £1k last week.

To be fair if I won £30k the very last thing I would be doing would be to advertise it or get in the local press. I’ve won 8x£10 over last donkey years.

Yes we won £1k! Actually annoying because I cancelled my ticket the month before so we'd have won £2k if i let it run one more month!!

I haven't but my postcode won the top prize. The top prize was just over £500k divided between all the ticket holders.

Some people in our town won. I don’t know any of the winners but my DM does.

It just seems a bit 'off' to me
Are you suggesting it's a con?

A hairy bikers cookbook 🤦🏻‍♀️

I've won a tenner and a few books.

A friend purchased a ticket but had done so after the cut off for the next draw... Yup, his postcode was chosen and he missed out on over 100k

@notacooldad

It just seems a bit 'off' to me Are you suggesting it's a con?

No, I just think it's the lack of transparency as to how the postcodes are selected. Though I suppose it's the same with the 1001 charity lotteries that we're bombarded with now.

I'm really pleased to hear from everyone who has won prizes. Congratulations all. It does give me more faith in it.

@JorisBonson

A hairy bikers cookbook 🤦🏻‍♀️

A cookbook??

I have won ten pounds quite a few times, but nothing more.

Eh, how would you think they could be more fairly selected than using a software which selects them randomly?

For everyone else, do you just sign up to the emails or do you have to pay for tickets each week?

Lots of £10 & £20’s, still waiting for that elusive big win!

I won £10 and another time a choice from a list of books worth about £20 each

I’ve won a few £10 or £20 friends won £4K

About half a dozen people in a street in my city won a big prize a few years ago, about £200k each I believe. Was in the local papers.

@PurpleSunrise

Eh, how would you think they could be more fairly selected than using a software which selects them randomly?

For everyone else, do you just sign up to the emails or do you have to pay for tickets each week?

I think it's rather more that I'm a visual kind of person. So watching the National lottery balls roll out on a Saturday night was real iyswim.

A random software draw not so much - not for me anyway.

But thank you everyone, I think you have all, more than any of the postcode ads, have convinced me.

Enjoy your winnings.

I used to do it. I was AB1 1 and AB1 2 won, which was metres from me and where I worked. They each won £3,000 and two people won much more - can’t remember how much but it was 6 figures I think? I won a couple of £10.

I stopped doing it when I need to cut back on spending, I would consider doing it again but feel my postcode area has had it luck!

I got an email today saying I’d won a prize. It linked to about 10 options (all pound-shop type shite) and you have to choose one, which they’ll then post to you for free. 🙄