Four people have had a lucky start to the year, winning a share of £180,000 in the People’s Postcode Lottery.

The neighbours, from the Sutherland community of Embo, were announced as the winners on Saturday with the postcode IV25 3PS. 

Two of the winners played twice – bringing their total prize to £60,000 each. The remaining two have won £30,000 each.

Sixty-six-year-old Linda Holden was one of the lucky double ticket winners and was presented two cheques alongside her husband John and their pet Schnauzer Gnasher.

Mrs Holden stated how she wasn’t used to winning the lottery, and how it has come at the perfect time. 

“We’re looking to move and have been looking at properties so this has just upped the ante for us and means we can look at something that little bit better now. This means absolutely everything to us.”

Mrs Holden stated one of the reasons she plays the People’s Lottery is because of the charities the lottery supports, in particular, the Dogs Trust.

“Dogs Trust is my favourite charity and that’s why I joined because of the support that goes to them. It’s not just me that’s won but the charities win too.”

The People’s Postcode Lottery provides a minimum of 32 per cent of ticket sales directly to charities. The Dogs Trust, which cares for and rehomes dogs in the UK, has received more than £12 million. In total, more than £500 million has been raised for causes around the UK.

What is the People’s Postcode Lottery?

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery which is based on your postcode, rather than selected numbers. When a postcode is drawn, all players with that postcode win. You do not have to use your postcode, you can choose to use any postcode. 

To play, you pay £10 per month, and you have the chance to win prizes every day. You can choose to have multiple subscriptions, each costing £10. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

There are three prize tiers:

  • £1,000 Daily Prize, which is awarded Monday through until Sunday
  • £30,000 Street Prize, awarded on Saturday and Sunday
  • £3,000,000 Postcode Millions Prize, awarded every month.

Players are automatically entered into every draw, with a chance to win £1,000, £30,000 or a share in £3,000,000.

Winners will be notified by email, SMS, mail or phone call. Winners will receive the prize directly into their accounts within 28 days. You can check if you are a lucky winner by seeing the results at Lottery Results.