Overview
- Three North West postcodes won in the People's Postcode Lottery on Monday, August 3, with every valid ticket in each postcode receiving £1,000 in the daily draw.
- The winning areas were BL7 9JQ (Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton), M27 0AY (Ashley Crescent, Swinton, Manchester) and M41 6FE (Snowden Avenue, Urmston, Manchester).
- Last week saw 18 other North West postcodes named as £1,000 daily winners across towns including Woodplumpton, Great Harwood, Lytham St Annes, Wythenshawe, Prescot and Macclesfield.
- The Postcode Lottery runs as a subscription service with players using their postcode as a ticket, typically paying about £12.50 a month for entry; each daily draw names 20 winning postcodes for £1,000 per ticket and weekend draws offer £30,000 jackpots.
- The scheme directs a minimum of 33% of ticket sales to charities, has raised more than £1.7 billion to date, and local winners are advised to check the Postcode Lottery website to confirm their tickets and claim prizes.