A STREET has scooped £1million on the Postcode Lottery with one neighbour doubling their winnings due to a crafty trick.
11 lucky winners in Nantymoel, Bridgend secured the jackpot on Saturday 28 September.
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One winner, Grant Williams, hopes to take his first-ever flight in first class after winning his share of the prize.
He said he’s now dreaming of adventures abroad with his wife Katrina as a result.
Born and bred in Nantymoel, Grant has never wandered too far from his beloved home, but now he’s set to see the world.
And the dad-of-two, who was born in the front bedroom of his family house, thanked his late mum for ‘playing a part’ in his cash windfall.
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Grant said: “This win means the world.
“I’ve never dreamt of winning this much money, it’s hard to process.
“I’ve never been abroad, I’ve never been on a plane.
“I’m going to have to sort that out now and first class is even an option now.
“It’s unbelievable. Life-changing.”
Grant landed the windfall with 10 neighbours in Nantymoel after CF32 7SU won the lottery’s weekly £1M Millionaire Street prize.
Every ticket was worth a whopping £83,333 with one winner doubling their prize to £166,666, thanks to playing with two tickets.
The Nantymoel neighbours’ £1M win comes one year after players in the nearby village of Tonypandy won the same prize.
There, three people each won £333,333 on 23 September 2023.
Another lucky winner, Michaela Jones, now says a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia for the British & Irish Lions Tour is now possible.
The mum-of-two said: “It’s felt like a dream. I was waiting for the rug to be pulled from underneath me, to be honest. Until I saw the camera crew, I didn’t believe it.
“We were planning on going to Australia next year for the rugby, that might be back on the cards.”
Michaela, who makes parachutes for a living, has fibromyalgia and made the decision to cut her hours to part-time recently.
She said: “Fibromyalgia affects my whole body and because the parachutes are heavy and I stand most of the day, I cut my hours back. Thankfully, my company have been brilliant with me, I can’t wait to tell them.
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“My work family at the factory will be over the moon. They’ve been checking on the Postcode Lottery website all week to try and suss out how much I might win.”
Michaela and her groundworker husband Rob are planning on helping their 24-year daughter with house renovations and will all go to a Liverpool FC match.
How to play the People’s Postcode Lottery?
For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.
Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.
Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.
