We won £1million on People’s Postcode Lottery but we never thought we’d get a penny – our street’s in a forgotten valley
A LUCKY woman who saw her “forgotten valley” street scoop £1million on the People’s Postcode Lottery said she didn’t think they would win anything.
Rebecca Banks was one of 11 winners on a street in Nantymeol, Ogmore Vale, to bag an eye-watering £83,333 each.
Rebecca broke down in tears after the win and said the windfall was hard to believe for “the forgotten valley” village.
She said: “We are the forgotten valley as we don’t have many amenities for anyone.
“The buzz on the street and around the whole place is just unreal.
“We’ve got a couple of small shops, the pub has only been open a couple of months, there’s no supermarkets and the nearest is a 20-minute drive away.
“We don’t have any petrol stations, nothing at all. So, for this to happen is just incredible.”
Rebecca, who works for a credit union, said: “We can just enjoy life and have fun.
“We’re going to Thailand next April, so we might make a few upgrades.
“And it’s my 40th birthday in December, so now we could go on a nice weekend away.”
Alan and Muriel Owen also won a life-changing sum in the lotto.
Muriel said: “I couldn’t believe it, I thought it was a scam at first, and then I said to [Alan] somebody was playing a sick joke on us.”
Fortunately, the phone call confirmed their win was real, and now the couple look forward to splashing their newfound wealth.
Alan and Muriel wasted no time and had already booked a trip to Turkey to celebrate.
The lucky pair added that it was “amazing” to share the win with the other residents, describing them as “lovely valleys people”.
Most of the winners in Nantymeol came together to celebrate at the local village pub, with owner Helen Smith describing the news as “fantastic”.
She said: “It was a lovely atmosphere here, we put on free prosecco for everybody to help them celebrate.”
“It’s nice to see lovely people winning money.”
It comes after a great gran who won £166,666 says her husband will have to write a “begging letter” if he wants to see a single penny of it.
Gill English landed the cash on People’s Postcode Lottery in Rugby, Warwickshire – and is now planning a slap-up carvery dinner for her big family.
The retired carer also said she is prepared to buy her hubby a new pair of shoes – but only once she sees his “begging letter”.
How to enter the People's Postcode Lottery
- The Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery in which players sign up with their postcode.
- Your postcode is your ticket number – 40p a day ensures entry into all drawers, or £12 a month.
- Once subscribed, they are automatically entered into every draw.
- Prizes are announced every day of the month.
- If your postcode gets luck, every player in your postcode wins.
- 33 per cent of the ticket price will go to charity that is re-funnelled back into the community.