LOTTO LOSS
I chucked my lottery prize in the BIN as soon as it landed in my hands – now everyone’s laughing at my massive mistake
There wasn't a pot of gold in the parcel
A MAN threw his People’s Postcode Lottery prize straight in the bin as soon as it arrived and now everyone’s laughing at his huge error.
Chris Cork, from Manchester, has played the lottery for eight years and thought he was in the money after the postie delivered a branded parcel to his door.
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The TikTok star said he started to have visions of what his new life might look like as he tore into the parcel which was stamped with the company’s branding.
In a video which has gained more than 60,000 likes, Chris said: "I am a Peoples Postcode Lottery WINNER... well I thought I was!!!"
"I've been doing the for eight years. The postman just knocked on my door, gave me this, which is quite big. Sealed. I thought I f****g done it. I've won a lot of money," he added.
"Look out the door to see if there was a camera crew there or Daniel was there, nobody was there. I thought it says 'share your win'.
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"As I peeled that back, a little bit of excitement creeps in. I thought this could be a cheque. If you look at the size of that, it looks like a cheque could be in there…”
Sadly for Chris though, what was inside wasn’t a huge cheque or a pot of gold.
"You will never guess what I have won," he teased viewers.
"Congratulations. You've won f****g handmade soaps. I mean, they don't even smell nice. F*** sake! Why do you need that for two little soaps?";
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"I played it eight years and they've never, ever done anything like that. Soaps or anything. I went from a cheque, a couple of grand to two f*****g soaps that are going to go in the bin."
One of the soaps was called "inspiration" and was scented with "sweet orange, lavender and rosemary", while the other was called "humanity" which smelled of rose and patchouli.
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Although feeling for Chris, many struggled not to laugh at the huge error.
"Sorry mate you had me in stitches," one wrote.
"Never played it. So tempted now after seeing such charity fair prizes on offer," said a second.
Sharing their own experience, a third giggled: "That’s worse than the few teabags I won."
Confused by Chris's situation, a fourth wrote: "I thought it was just money people won."
How People's Postcode Lottery works
- People’s Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day. People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws. A minimum of 33% from each ticket goes to charity.
- Every Saturday, £1 million will be shared by one postcode as part of the lottery’s Millionaire Street prize.
- Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than £1.2 billion for thousands of charities and local good causes.
- This prize was promoted on behalf of Postcode Animal Trust which supports organisations including Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, PDSA and Medical Detection Dogs.
- To play the People's Postcode Lottery, you have to and enter your bank details.
- You're then automatically entered into a variety of different draws and prizes are announced every day
But it's not all bad for Postcode Lottery players after Jo Deighton from Shoreham, West Sussex, was gobsmacked when she scooped £200,000 with her win.
Elsewhere, another fortunate Bristol local scooped £800,000 with his double ticket entry.
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Meanwhile, a lucky mum has told how she won £83,000 on the People's Postcode lottery - but is terrified she could lose it all.
Georgina Riley, 39, a university events coordinator, revealed her shower had fallen off the wall the night before her street in Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire won the jackpot.
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