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Postcode Lottery Delivers Millionaire Street Win and Scores of £1,000 Local Payouts

Recent draws have translated small local windfalls into steady charity funding across the UK.

Overview

  • The lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize landed in GU23 7AJ on Saturday, 1 August, with the postcode sharing £1 million so each ticket was worth about £125,000 and one player tripled their prize by holding three tickets.
  • Daily draws continued to award £1,000 to every valid ticket in 20 winning postcodes, producing dozens of local winners in late July including five North West postcodes named on 31 July.
  • Players enter by subscribing with their postcode, commonly at £12.50 a month, and each extra ticket a person holds increases the payout they receive if their postcode wins.
  • The People’s Postcode Lottery directs a minimum of 33% of ticket sales to charities and has raised in excess of £1.7–£1.8 billion for thousands of good causes since launch.
  • Regional outlets compiled full weekly lists and human‑interest stories showing how small community wins boost household finances and keep money flowing to local and national charities.