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

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.

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

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.

"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!”

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.

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.