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Cambridgeshire Street Shares £1 Million Postcode Lottery Jackpot

The August 2 draw saw 29 neighbours in PE7 1RF split the Millionaire Street prize, illustrating how the scheme pairs regular player rewards with sustained charity funding.

Overview

  • Twenty-nine households in Cambridgeshire postcode PE7 1RF each claimed £28,571 in the August 2 Saturday draw, with six winners boosting their stakes to £57,142 by playing two tickets.
  • From August 3 to 5, winning postcodes across the UK claimed daily £1,000 prizes in the People’s Postcode Lottery’s regular draws.
  • Subscribers pay around £12 per month for daily £1,000 prizes, Saturday’s £1 million draw, Sunday’s £30,000 awards and monthly sector jackpots.
  • Local charities benefited from the latest jackpot, with SERV Suffolk and Cambridgeshire awarded £30,000 to replace an ageing van and other groups like Dial Peterborough and RSPB Nene Washes receiving six-figure grants.
  • Since its 2005 launch, the lottery has directed at least 33 percent of ticket sales to more than 9,000 causes, raising over £1.3 billion for UK charities.