I won £30,000 in the lottery after just avoiding a huge mistake – here’s how I kept my winnings

A LOTTO player who won a £30,000 prize almost made a HUGE mistake.

Beth Guest, 40, from Dursley in Gloucestershire, took out the People's Postcode Lottery on New Year's Eve - but her ticket almost didn't count.

The mum-of-two was shocked when she found she had the winning postcode.

But she confessed to nearly cancelling her ticket a few weeks ago.

Beth said: "I'm glad I didn't now. I’m gobsmacked. This is really good news."

Luckily because the ticket was still valid, of the money is hers to spend as she likes.

With recent renovations to her kitchen already completed, Beth plans on upgrading her second hand appliances.

She would like to put some of the money into a local community play group she had set up while on maternity leave with her second son.

Beth said: "There are some bits I’ve had my eye on that I’ve wanted to buy for a while so it’ll be nice to get that."

Postcode Lottery ambassador Matt Johnson presented Beth with her huge cheque for £30,000.

He said: “What a lovely way to end 2022 - a massive congratulations to Beth and her family."

Last year, The Sun Online revealed the luckiest street after a whopping NINETEEN neighbours scooped life-changing sums on a lottery.

Lucky folk in Orrell, near Wigan, Lancashire, have been left stunned after winning £630,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery.

Among the winners are three family members from the same household, a social care worker, a van driver and a teaching assistant.

The cash windfall comes after WN5 0DN was announced as a winner with the lottery on Thursday June 23.

Seventeen neighbours on Lonsdale Walk won £30,000 each, while another two winners on neighbouring Silverdale Road both scooped £60,000 after playing with two tickets.

This win sees the largest number of people in a single postcode pick up cheques for the lottery’s ‘£30,000 Street Prize’ since People’s Postcode Lottery began in 2005.