Shepton Mallet woman is postcode lottery's biggest ever winner

By The Editor 11th Sep 2022

Diane spent some of her winnings on a donation for the food bank in Shepton
Diane spent some of her winnings on a donation for the food bank in Shepton

A partially-retired woman from Shepton Mallet has won the biggest win, ever, on Pick My Postcode.

Lucky winner, Diane, pocketed a whopping £3,345 this week, following her win on the Stackpot draw. The mum-of-three won the £5 Bonus draw which had rolled over to £10, plus her Bonus of £3,335.

Diane, who is in her late-60s, plans to spend her new found cash on some new windows for her home, which they have been saving for, and has also made a donation to the Shepton Mallet Foodbank.

She said: "I would have loved to have donated my winnings to one or more local charities but unfortunately, in the current economic climate I would like to keep some money for myself and my grown-up family, three beautiful adult daughters.

"However, as things stand ..... a chunk will be put towards my necessary new windows, some will go to my daughters and I will support two local charities. 

"If there is any left, I might consider turning the central heating above 15C for a week or two in the depths of the coming winter."

The lucky winner moved to Shepton Mallet, Somerset, back in 2017, from South Cambridgeshire.  Since moving, she has continued to use her old postcode on the website, which proved to be the right decision considering her recent win.

Diane has been a member of Pick My Postcode since 2014 and won previously in 2018 on New Year's Day. 

Last time, she won just £2.50 on a shared prize, plus her Bonus amount of £33.68. Her Bonus is now 100 times larger than it was back in 2018.

The creator of PickMyPostcode, Chris Holbrook, said: "As well as being a free ad-funded alternative to gambling, we pride ourselves on being a community. 

"Diane is one of our most loved members and has been very actively participating in discussions and activities on our site. 

"I'm delighted she has won the biggest prize so far as she's exactly the kind of person we do this for."

Pick My Postcode is a fun, free online lottery draw which is funded by ad revenue, so it is an alternative to gambling. So far, it has given away a grand total of £1,539,923 to their lucky winning members.

The website includes six different draws, plus an additional £5 flash draw. In total there are 17 opportunities to win money for free on their website every single day.

     

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