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Anyone win big on People's Postcode Lottery?

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Ohjustboreoff · 07/02/2023 14:52

Just as the title says. Has anyone won big on The People's Postcode Lottery? I've been in it for years and only won a few £10 prizes. The last one was May '21. If I don't win one soon I'm stopping as I'd rather treat myself to a takeaway once a month! Winner winner chicken dinner.

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overwork · 07/02/2023 14:58

My boyfriends parents aren't in it but a lot of their pals are. Their postcode came up a little while ago. It's fair to say that they soon wished that they had been, some of them won quite a bit of money!

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Ohjustboreoff · 07/02/2023 15:07

I've never heard of anyone winning prizes over £1000. I've looked at the map of winner and they all seemed to be suspiciously clustered together spanning about 30 adjacent postcodes. I didn't think it worked like that.

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SnarkyBag · 07/02/2023 15:08

A relative won £8000 once I don’t know anyone else that does it

overwork · 07/02/2023 15:12

No idea how it works, but some of them got more depending on their exact postcode. They won way over £8000.

PinkiOcelot · 07/02/2023 15:13

I’ve done it for years. Only won a couple of £10. I was beginning to wonder if anyone ever really won.

NeedToChangeName · 07/02/2023 15:15

I know someone who won about £250,000

evtheria · 07/02/2023 15:16

£10 a few times, though DP has only been playing a year. He used to play Euromillions every Friday, years without winning as much as £50, but after our street won £1k per ticket he gave that up and started this.

NeedToChangeName · 07/02/2023 15:18

Ohjustboreoff · 07/02/2023 15:07

I've never heard of anyone winning prizes over £1000. I've looked at the map of winner and they all seemed to be suspiciously clustered together spanning about 30 adjacent postcodes. I didn't think it worked like that.

I don't know exactly how it works, but I think it's something like this - if NE6 2?? is the winning postcode, then the prize money is shared between lottery players whose postcodes begin with NE6 2

mum2boys19 · 07/02/2023 15:19

Me! I won 30k last summer :)

amylou8 · 07/02/2023 15:22

I've done it for years and had a few £10. Don't feel I can stop now as I'd hear about it from the neighbors if they won 🤣

ilovesooty · 07/02/2023 15:29

I did it for a year, won nothing and gave up.

I do know someone whose sister won 1m on the lottery the only time she ever played. I found out when she gave in her notice at work - her sister enabled her to give up paid work to be fully self employed.

Sssshh · 07/02/2023 15:34

NC for this, yes I won a life changing sum at the end of last year.

007DoubleOSeven · 07/02/2023 15:35

How does it work?

I'm a lodger, if I join it and the postcode comes up presumably I get a share of the winnings but not the house owner?

Sounds obvious now I write it down but confirmation would be great!

MajorCarolDanvers · 07/02/2023 15:39

A colleague won £200K - that's when I signed up. I have only won £10 prizes though.

Sssshh · 07/02/2023 15:41

007DoubleOSeven · 07/02/2023 15:35

How does it work?

I'm a lodger, if I join it and the postcode comes up presumably I get a share of the winnings but not the house owner?

Sounds obvious now I write it down but confirmation would be great!

Yes its the ticket owner, so they'd also have to have a ticket for their share.

Daffodilsandtuplips · 07/02/2023 15:41

My daughters boss won £20.000.

Moonmelodies · 07/02/2023 15:43

Have any of you won on the free Pickmypostcode site?

PSNonsense · 07/02/2023 15:44

I won £1000 a couple of years ago. A few random £10 and £20 here and there.

007DoubleOSeven · 07/02/2023 15:53

Thanks @Sssshh

earsup · 07/02/2023 16:03

Only £10 about 5 times a year, sometimes less....However one of my overseas students from Colombia won big, it was about £117 K enough to buy 3 houses, 4 taxis and a grocery shop for the family etc...so life changing for him...lovely house cost about 20k, in a complex with shared pool and security etc.

GinBlossom94 · 07/02/2023 16:07

Moonmelodies · 07/02/2023 15:43

Have any of you won on the free Pickmypostcode site?

I've done that for years and nothing

Munches · 07/02/2023 16:14

No one’s been knocking at my door or ringing the bell… cos if they did , I’d be doing them a favour …by opening the door and letting em in!!!

Nah. Won naff all here. It’s the same clustered postcodes every time.

youngestisapsycho · 07/02/2023 16:19

You can play any postcode too.... when we moved I contacted them and they said I could keep the old postcode or change to our new one.

Cupcakequeen75 · 07/02/2023 16:30

Is it popular as I know literally no-one who does it?

Viviennemary · 07/02/2023 16:32

Sounds a bit of a scam to me. Who chooses the postcode. I wouldn't take part., who gets the profits. Not keen. Dont know anybody who has won a penny on it.,

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