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AN ENTIRE neighbourhood has scooped a £3.2m lotto prize and they have no idea they are winners yet.

The People's Postcode Lottery has been won in Manchester with the massive prize set to be shared equally.

Winners of the lottery can walk away with tens of thousands of pounds
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Winners of the lottery can walk away with tens of thousands of poundsCredit: Peoples Postcode Lottery
The lottery winnings are divided among how many people have won
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The lottery winnings are divided among how many people have wonCredit: PA

Hundreds of contestants in Altrincham's WA15 9 postcode are now set to walk away with at least £5,000 each.

The winning residents will be told how much they have won at a special event tomorrow when the full winning postcode will be revealed with the WA15 9 postcode having dozens of smaller codes within it.

People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt said: "I’m sure players in Altrincham will be buzzing with excitement for Friday night, and eager to find out how much they’ve won.

"I can’t wait to meet all the lucky winners and celebrate in typical Postcode Lottery style.

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"What a way to start the spring!”

Recently one winner of the lottery said they didn't always have the best luck - despite securing £12,000 a month for a year.

Retired NHS nurse Meg Carr, 69, and her husband Andy were kicked out their home in 1992 and weren't able to buy it back for 22 years.

But some of her newly-earned cash will go towards a new shower, as her family have thrown themselves into transforming their home since getting it back.

Meanwhile, one dad who won £160,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery only entered the draw after a chance meeting.

I didn’t see the point having £4.90 sat in my bank so bought a Lucky Dip and landed the jackpot - we no longer have to live our entire life in one room

Paul Rendles, 64, scooped a share of his lucky street's £1million winnings after meeting a social worker who convinced him to sign up.

The devoted parent had met the employee a few years ago through his youngest daughter, who has disabilities.

A lorry driver also quit his job in "minutes" after realising he had won a mouth-watering lotto jackpot.

Tony Hedley was in the middle of a shift when his wife Christine phoned him with some lucky news.

After pulling over, Christine, 65, told him they had won two prizes of £166,666, making a grand total of £333,000 and prompting Tony to give his boss a bell.

How to play People's Postcode Lottery

People’s Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day.

People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws.

When that postcode is drawn, people holding the right tickets inside it win.

A minimum of 33% from each ticket goes to charity.

A daily prize of £1,000 is up for grabs, which can double to £2,000 if players have two tickets - and then people can triple winnings if they have three tickets.

People's Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play
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People's Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to playCredit: Getty
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