I won a life-changing £200,000 in the lottery – I thought it was just £30k so I was in shock when I saw the cheque
Date: 2024-10-21A LOTTERY winner has been left in “shock” after underestimating the incredible Postcode Lottery prize that he had just bagged.
George Mounsey, one of the winners from Derbyshire, received “unbelievable” news after discovering the cheque value, thinking he had only received £30k.
He said: “I’m in shock at the moment. I thought it would be £30,000. But this is unbelievable.”
After realising the true value of the winnings, George immediately asked: “When does this go in the bank?”
George with his partner, Margaret Blurton, has since considered investing in a caravan but has admitted their still too stunned to finalise any spending.
George added: “We haven’t got a clue what we’re going to do. We’re not short of money, we’re very comfortable.
“Margaret would like a static caravan in Yorkshire somewhere. We’ll see, we may invest.
“We’ve travelled the world and seen a lot of places. We’ve got two Schnauzers and when you’ve got dogs, you’ve got to think about them all the time. World cruises are out.”
This is not the first luck the pair have received, after the couple rekindled their romance from when they were teenagers after an unlikely meet-cute in a supermarket.
Tragically, Margaret lost her son and daughter to cancer but admitted that her four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and rest of the family “will get better Christmas presents this year”.
George said: “We might even get a bigger turkey”.
He was not the only one in the winning group to underestimate the offering.
Paul Rowland, who works with the prison service national distribution centre, originally saw the number two on the cheque and assumed he had won £20,000.
Little did he know that there would be a long row of zeros waiting for him to cash in from the enveloped cheque.
Breaston has now been dubbed “millionaire street” with the three next-door neighbours all taking home an incredible £200,000 cheque after DE72 3BC bagged the lucky draw.
The total £1 million jackpot was shared out with an additional bungalow owner, Paul White, as well as another anonymous local.
Alison Browne, a freelance exam coordinator, described the win as “life-changing” and now plans to celebrate with her husband, Tim.
The pair hope to fulfil their lifelong goal of hopping on to the Orient Express as well as a trip to the Rockies in Canada.
Alison said: “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would win this much.”
Tim has revealed he even hopes to treat his wife to a puppy that could keep their current Pointer, Finlay, company.
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.
