Overview
- Gail Wood, 54, will receive £12,000 a month for 12 months after the January 12 win was confirmed.
- She heard a voicemail on the ward after a hysterectomy, checked the official number, then got a knock from lottery staff the morning after she got home.
- The prize was shared on the street as part of the People’s Postcode Lottery format, and the neighbours plan to celebrate together.
- A longtime player since 2009, she was told her entries have raised hundreds of pounds for charities.
- The Cleveland Fire Brigade control-room operator and her retired firefighter husband plan practical spending, help for their children and a modest family trip, with the windfall giving her the option to retire at 55.