People's Postcode Lottery: Hundreds of people in north Leeds win share of £3.2m prize

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Gigantic, novelty cheques were the order of the day, as hundreds of people in north Leeds have won millions of pounds between them.

The big People’s Postcode Lottery event, which took place in Soldiers Fields, Roundhay park, saw the prize money divvied out across all players living in the LS17 6 area.

One lucky couple, whose street was picked as the winning postcode, won more than £700,000 between them – and were lost for words when they were presented with their cheques onstage in front of their fellow winners.

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Paul and Julie Meehan, of Falkland Court, each won a whopping £369,425.

Postcode Lottery winners at Soldiers Field, Roundhay Park with their cheques. (Pic: Steve Riding)Postcode Lottery winners at Soldiers Field, Roundhay Park with their cheques. (Pic: Steve Riding)
Postcode Lottery winners at Soldiers Field, Roundhay Park with their cheques. (Pic: Steve Riding)

When asked how they felt about winning the prize, Paul told the crowd: “I’m not going to work on Monday, that’s for sure – I have retired early!”

Overall, 438 people living in the LS17 6 area won a share of the winnings, with prizes ranging from just over £4,000.

Along with her husband, Karen Dodd won a total of £17,392.

She said “Our son lives in New York, and we had already planned on visiting there next May, so now we can do it in style and we can do a lot more than we had planned.

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Paul and Julie Meehan show off their People's Postcode Lottery winnings. (Pic: Steve Riding)Paul and Julie Meehan show off their People's Postcode Lottery winnings. (Pic: Steve Riding)
Paul and Julie Meehan show off their People's Postcode Lottery winnings. (Pic: Steve Riding)

"I’ve been playing for five years, and I won £2,000 last February.

"My husband got a bit jealous, and that’s when he decided to join.

"Always listen to your wives, girlfriends or partners – we know what we’re talking about!”

Aileen Andrews, who won £13,044, said: “My husband doesn’t know that we played it – he’s here today but he’s not getting any of it!”

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People’s Postcode Lottery costs £10 a month to play and a chosen postcode is automatically entered into all draws.

Every Saturday and Sunday, winning postcodes are announced where players each win £30,000.

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Every month, players in one postcode sector share £3m or more.

Players have raised more than £900 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005. Local beneficiaries of the postcode lottery include Magic Breakfast, Kinship and Maggie’s Yorkshire.

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