We came within inches of losing £320k lottery win & it would’ve been MY fault… girlfriend’s crucial advice saved us --[Reported by Umva mag]

A POSTCODE lottery winner explained how he was within inches of losing £320K lottery win, but luckily his girlfriend’s crucial advice saved them. Rachel and Callum from Woodbridge, Suffolk won part of a whopping £3.2m in the Postcode Millions, along with their three neighbours on August 31. The mum-of-one could not believe what a month August had been Rachel and the People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador, Danyl Johnson Both Rachel and Callum pocketed a £320,000 cheque Each ticket was valued at £320,000, and both Rachel and Callum pocketed one. Plus, another 358 participants in IP12 1 received cheques ranging from £4,020 to £16,080. Now, Rachel, an excited bride-to-be no longer has to budget for her dream wedding dress. The mum-of-one could not believe what a month August had been. “I got proposed to on the 3rd of August, had a birthday on the 23rd and booked our wedding as well for next June – and then winning this. “They say good things come in threes, but that’s four good things this month. This has been a cool August. “What am I going to spend the money on? I’m not going to put a limit on my wedding dress. “I was going to work to a budget, but it can be budget free and I’ll have the dress of my dreams.” The couple, who have been together for eight years and share a four-year-old son named Harvey, expressed their desire to purchase a larger home. “We’d like to get a house with a bigger garden and an extra bedroom. We have a little boy, a dog and a cat. “We love being in Woodbridge, we just need a bit more space,” explained Rachel. This sizeable win could make their dreams come true, but Callum laughed at how this wouldn’t have happened without taking on board Rachel’s crucial advice. “You don’t ever think you’ll win big. This is a life-changing amount of money. We’ve only ever won tenners”, said Rachel. “We’ve been playing for six or seven years. We wanted to do something for charity, so thought we would just try it,” she added. In response, Callum said: “You told me to do it, so I just did it. Well done for talking me into it. “This is amazing. I was not expecting that. I’ve got to go back to work later, once I’ve picked myself up off the floor,” he joked. Another wonderful thing about the Postcode Lottery is that 33 per cent of the ticket price goes to charities and good causes. For Rachel, this is a win in itself: “Millions of pounds are spent on so many fantastic charities and for the people that play Postcode Lottery, that means a lot. “It is not just putting on money and wasting it, it is helping people at the same time. “I’m really happy for everyone that’s won, especially sharing with so many lovely neighbours and so many local people as well.” So far, a whopping £1.3 billion has been raised by players taking part in the Postcode Lottery and this particular draw was promoted on behalf of Postcode Earth Trust. Other benefiting charities include National Trust, Friends of the Earth, and Canal and River Trust. How to enter the People's Postcode Lottery The Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery in which players sign up with their postcode. Your postcode is your ticket number – 40p a day ensures entry into all drawers, or £12 a month. Once subscribed, they are automatically entered into every draw. Prizes are announced every day of the month. If your postcode gets luck, every player in your postcode wins. 33% of the ticket price will go to charity that is refunnelled back into the community

Sep 18, 2024 - 21:38
We came within inches of losing £320k lottery win & it would’ve been MY fault… girlfriend’s crucial advice saved us --[Reported by Umva mag]

A POSTCODE lottery winner explained how he was within inches of losing £320K lottery win, but luckily his girlfriend’s crucial advice saved them.

Rachel and Callum from Woodbridge, Suffolk won part of a whopping £3.2m in the Postcode Millions, along with their three neighbours on August 31.

LOTTO LUCK We came within inches of losing £320k lottery win & it would've been MY fault... girlfriend’s crucial advice saved us, https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/lottery-winners/31-august-2024-ip12-1jp-woodbridge-ps3-2-million
The mum-of-one could not believe what a month August had been
LOTTO LUCK We came within inches of losing £320k lottery win & it would've been MY fault... girlfriend’s crucial advice saved us, https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/lottery-winners/31-august-2024-ip12-1jp-woodbridge-ps3-2-million
Rachel and the People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador, Danyl Johnson
LOTTO LUCK We came within inches of losing £320k lottery win & it would've been MY fault... girlfriend’s crucial advice saved us, https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/lottery-winners/31-august-2024-ip12-1jp-woodbridge-ps3-2-million
Both Rachel and Callum pocketed a £320,000 cheque

Each ticket was valued at £320,000, and both Rachel and Callum pocketed one.

Plus, another 358 participants in IP12 1 received cheques ranging from £4,020 to £16,080.

Now, Rachel, an excited bride-to-be no longer has to budget for her dream wedding dress.

The mum-of-one could not believe what a month August had been.

“I got proposed to on the 3rd of August, had a birthday on the 23rd and booked our wedding as well for next June – and then winning this.

“They say good things come in threes, but that’s four good things this month. This has been a cool August.

“What am I going to spend the money on? I’m not going to put a limit on my wedding dress.

“I was going to work to a budget, but it can be budget free and I’ll have the dress of my dreams.”

The couple, who have been together for eight years and share a four-year-old son named Harvey, expressed their desire to purchase a larger home.

“We’d like to get a house with a bigger garden and an extra bedroom. We have a little boy, a dog and a cat.

“We love being in Woodbridge, we just need a bit more space,” explained Rachel.

This sizeable win could make their dreams come true, but Callum laughed at how this wouldn’t have happened without taking on board Rachel’s crucial advice.

“You don’t ever think you’ll win big. This is a life-changing amount of money. We’ve only ever won tenners”, said Rachel.

“We’ve been playing for six or seven years. We wanted to do something for charity, so thought we would just try it,” she added.

In response, Callum said: “You told me to do it, so I just did it. Well done for talking me into it.

“This is amazing. I was not expecting that. I’ve got to go back to work later, once I’ve picked myself up off the floor,” he joked.

Another wonderful thing about the Postcode Lottery is that 33 per cent of the ticket price goes to charities and good causes.

For Rachel, this is a win in itself: “Millions of pounds are spent on so many fantastic charities and for the people that play Postcode Lottery, that means a lot.

“It is not just putting on money and wasting it, it is helping people at the same time.

“I’m really happy for everyone that’s won, especially sharing with so many lovely neighbours and so many local people as well.”

So far, a whopping £1.3 billion has been raised by players taking part in the Postcode Lottery and this particular draw was promoted on behalf of Postcode Earth Trust.

Other benefiting charities include National Trust, Friends of the Earth, and Canal and River Trust.

How to enter the People's Postcode Lottery

  • The Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery in which players sign up with their postcode.
  • Your postcode is your ticket number – 40p a day ensures entry into all drawers, or £12 a month.
  • Once subscribed, they are automatically entered into every draw.
  • Prizes are announced every day of the month.
  • If your postcode gets luck, every player in your postcode wins.
  • 33% of the ticket price will go to charity that is refunnelled back into the community





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