Overview
- Gail Wood, 54, learned of the win less than a day after a hysterectomy when she received and verified a voicemail from People’s Postcode Lottery.
- The prize pays £12,000 each month for 12 months, totaling £144,000.
- Postcode TS25 1EB was confirmed as the winner on January 12, with the lottery team visiting the street to deliver the news.
- Wood and her husband, a retired fire service watch manager, have long careers in the fire service, and she now has the option to retire at 55 in September.
- She plans practical spending such as a new front door and driveway, hopes for a modest family break, and neighbours are preparing a street celebration.