02 March 2024 , 12:29
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Lucky residents of a seaside town celebrated their fortune after bagging more than £3million altogether on People's Postcode Lottery this week.
A total of 1,121 people living in the postcode of DN35 7 won a share of the grand prize, with nine in the full winning postcode of - DN35 7UG - celebrating the largest windfall. The postcode belongs to Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, a former fishing village now popular with tourists.
The luckiest winner landed an incredible £436,362 thanks to playing with three tickets. Eight other neighbours on the street bagged an amazing £145,454 each. The remaining 1,112 residents in the area received cheques ranging from £1,306 to £3,918, depending on how many tickets they played with, reports Grimsby Live. Grimsby is only around three miles from Cleethorpes.
People's Postcode Lottery Presenter Judie McCourt said: "I'm so thrilled for all our lucky players who've bagged themselves a prize today in Cleethorpes. With so many people winning, I'm sure there will be plenty of celebrations taking place this weekend. Congratulations Cleethorpes."
Some of the lucky residents in Cleethorpes celebrate their windfalls (People's Postcode Lottery)Last year, Britain’s luckiest towns - where residents were most likely to win the Postcode Lottery - were mapped. Based on the number of wins per 10,000 people, the luckiest area of the UK was named as Telford in Shropshire where there was an average of 42.14 residents who had hit the jackpot. And closely behind with 41.57 wins per 10,000 was Shrewsbury in the same county.
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Looking at the map of the towns that have had most success in the People’s Postcode Lottery, those in the west of the country appear to be doing best including Wales and the South West of England.
Dara was compiled from the postcode lottery based on the idea that 60 per cent of households are taking part. To achieve a fair and accurate ranking, the number of estimated active players in each postcode was divided by 10,000 before being further multiplied by the number of wins in that postcode since records began in 2011. That ultimately determined how many wins each postcode has per 10,000 households. The postcodes were then ranked from luckiest to unluckiest accordingly.