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I won £100,000 jackpot with lottery ‘loophole’ – I sat back, relaxed & watched the money pour in
This simple trick managed to secure a share of the £1million prize
A MAN won over £100,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery through a little-known loophole.
The winner, who wished to remain nameless, secured the £111,111 jackpot along with eight other lucky winners in Blaydon, Gateshead.
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The former resident landed the prize despite not having lived in the property for over two years.
It comes after he revealed that he had kept hold of his ticket for the address even after moving.
He that he had kept the ticket on the "off chance" it would win.
Both him and mother of two, Christina Veitch, who had bought the house, expressed shock at their unexpected reuniting when he arrived back on the street to collect his winning cheque.
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Christina and he shared £1m with seven neighbours in Blaydon-on-Tyne after NE21 5GB landed the Postcode Lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize on Saturday, August 10th.
Each winning ticket was worth a whopping £111,111.
The previous owner said: “It’s mad, isn’t it. It’s the house! We moved away about two and a half years ago, but I decided to keep the ticket.
"It was just on the off chance that I won, and it looks like that’s happened.
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"I didn’t think you’d be knocking at my old door. I’d recommend this to anyone. Always keep your ticket on the off chance.”
Christina, 33, had joined the Postcode Lottery two years ago when she moved into the semi with her husband and two children.
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She first found out she had won while watching the new Deadpool film with her husband after the lottery team began calling and leaving voicemails.
The nursery worker described the win for her and husband Matthew, 33, as “crazy” and felt that it would “change their lives”.
Christina revealed that she had signed up for the Postcode Lottery after an elderly relative had won £2000 in 2021.
Christina and Nissan car plant worker Matthew are now planning a summer break with their son, eight, and daughter, aged seven.
The couple also expressed their desire to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary later this year in style.
She said: “I’d have been happy with £10,000 and we’d go on holiday. We’re married 10 years in October and not got anything planned. That might change now. “
UK's biggest lottery winners
By Ethan Singh
- Anonymous winner - £195,707,000
A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time.
The holder, who remains anonymous to this day, amassed the fortune with just one lucky ticket.
- Joe and Jess Thwaite - £184,262,899.10
Britain's previous EuroMillions record holders were Joe and Jess Thwaite.
The couple won a record-breaking £184million jackpot in May 2022 and shared hopes of a Hawaiian holiday and a new horse box for their children's ponies.
Joe bought his winning ticket online on May 10, 2022, and the following morning received an email with good news.
As he learnt of the huge win, he was in disbelief and initially kept it for himself as he did not want to disturb his wife, who was sleeping.
Joe, a communications sales engineer, and Jess, who runs a hairdressing salon with her sister, have been married for 11 years and have two children.
- Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000
Colin and Christine Weir landed the colossal prize money in 2011 and were Europe’s second-biggest winners until someone in Italy won a jackpot worth £193m in 2019.
They splashed the cash at an astounding rate of £100,000 a week before tragedy struck.
But at the time of Colin’s death in December 2019 his share of the prize money had dwindled by around £40m.
He spent the millions living a life of luxury, forking out for sports cars, property and the football club he supported.
Colin and Christine divorced shortly before his death after being married for 38 years.
He left money for their children Carly and Jamie.
- Adrian and Gillian Brayford - £148,600,000
Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over £148 million.
But Adrian split from Gillian the following year because of the stress of the win.
The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021.
After divorcing in 2013, he failed to woo ex-sausage factory worker Marta Jarosz — but fell for stable girl Sam Burbidge.
She left him in 2017, taking 30 prize horses Adrian bought.
It might have worked out in the end for Adrian though as the former postman was seen smiling with ambulance worker Tracey Biles last year.
- Frances and Patrick Connolly - £114,969,775
Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband hit the jackpot.
They scooped almost £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019.
She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family.
- Richard and Debbie Nuttall - £61,000,000
The couple from Colne, Lancashire, took home £61 million on January 30 2024.
Both 54, they were enjoying a holiday in Fuerteventura, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
But they then discovered the big EuroMillions win.
Richard revealed they originally thought they had won £2.60, but then received another email telling the pair to check their account.
Other eye-watering anonymous winners:
- 2019 - £123million
Another anonymous winner scooped up a prize of £123,458,008 in the June Superdraw rollover.
- 2021 - £122million
Following nine rollovers, one ticketholder bagged the £122,550,350 jackpot last April.
The successful participant chose to remain anonymous.
- 2018 - £121million
Another anonymous winner found their fortune during the Superdraw jackpot rollover in April 2018, securing £121,328,187.
Christina and her neighbours winning Millionaire Street has also meant that local charities have benefitted.
One local organisation has been awarded £75,000 by Postcode Community Trust.
Feeding Families aims to provide relief to people experiencing food insecurity and poverty across the North East.
In the past year, over 2,000 part-time and full-time volunteers at Feeding Families have sent out more than 46,000 boxes, with over one million items packed and distributed across the region.
Feeding Families operates from two packing centres, sending over 2,000 food boxes each month.
The charity works to continuously improve and update its offering, which includes essential food boxes, low cook boxes for those who may not be well enough to cook, toiletries and cleaning supplies boxes.
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A new offering is the rough sleeper packs - with items such as high protein snacks, long lasting food and drink and mints all included, based on the charity’s research on what is needed the most.
Other Charities That Received Support From The Win
NE Youth - £50,000
A leading youth development charity in the North East. Providing positive and high-quality services, programmes and activities to support young people in the area.
Blaydon Youth and Community Centre CIO - £50,000
Hosting a variety of classes, sports and clubs for the community for the delivery of social welfare and recreation, with the aim of improving wellbeing.
Tiny Lives Trust - £25,000
An independent charity helping to care for premature and sick newborn babies, their parents and families. They also provide additional support to a local neonatal unit.
The Winlaton Centre - £25,000
A community centre running a range of lunch, sports and youth clubs, as well as parent and toddler groups and fitness classes, with rooms available for hire.
All funding was awarded by Postcode Community Trust.
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