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Lotto winner’s four-word hack after scooping £111k People’s Postcode jackpot in ‘unique’ victory
A total of nine players in Blaydon-on-Tyne won a share of £1million in the weekly Millionaire Street prize
A LOTTO winner has shared his four-word hack for scooping the jackpot on the People's Postcode Lottery after getting a whopping £111,000.
The lucky winner, who chose not to be named, revealed he held onto his old postcode's ticket despite moving out.
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In fact, he ran into the woman now living in his old home as he went to collect his giant cheque this week.
Christina also took home the £111,000 win, adding "this is crazy".
The former owner of her home revealed his hack for increasing chances of victory on the lottery.
He said: "Always keep your ticket."
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The player added he kept his "on the off chance," saying: "We moved away about two and a half years ago, but I decided to keep the ticket.
“It was just on the off-chance that I won, and it looks like that's happened. I didn't think you'd be knocking at my old door.
"I'd recommend this to anyone. Always keep your ticket on the off-chance."
Christina, of Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, said: "This is surreal, but I'm happy for them too. It is nice to share this with someone else. It makes it unique and a bit of a different story."
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Christina and the other player shared £1million with seven neighbours in Blaydon-on-Tyne after NE21 5GB landed the weekly Millionaire Street prize.
Every ticket was worth £111,111.
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The mum-of-two first found out she'd won while watching the new Deadpool movie.
She was on a cinema date with husband Matthew to see Marvel superhero hit Deadpool & Wolverine when she started getting calls from the team at the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Christina said: "They phoned when I was in the cinema seeing Deadpool. I had a voicemail and an e-mail and I thought then, 'This isn't a joke'.
“It will change our lives."
Nursery worker Christina revealed she signed up for Postcode Lottery after an elderly relative won £2,000 in 2021.
She said: "We had a family member who won a couple of years ago and I thought, 'I want a bit of that as well'.
"I would encourage anyone to do the Postcode Lottery. I never thought I would win."
How People's Postcode Lottery works
ACCORDING to the official website, players sign up with their postcode and pay £12 per month.
They are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of the month.
Tickets play for prizes every day of the week - from Monday to Sunday, a ticket could win £1,000 each day in the Daily Prize.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 in Saturday and Sunday's Street Prize draws.
People's Postcode Lottery also offer a £3 Million Postcode Millions draw each month - and your ticket plays for a share of a £3 Million cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, SMS message, mail or phone call depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.
Christina and Nissan car plant worker Matthew are now planning a summer break with their eight-year-old son and daughter, aged seven.
And the couple want to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in style later this year.
She said: "I'd have been happy with £10,000 and we'd go on holiday. We're married 10 years in October and not got anything planned. That might change now.
"I don't know how to put this into words. It's a lot more than I ever thought I'd get."
It comes after a lotto winner revealed how she was left convinced she'd lost out on a £160,000 jackpot after a direct debit mix-up.
Laura, from Ringland in Norwich, received the good news from her pal Sophie.
This comes after another winner also thought they'd missed out on the huge cash prize.
Yu from Dartford, Kent won £250,000 but brushed initially it off as an Amazon voucher.
Meanwhile, a lotto jackpot winner scooped a jaw-dropping £100,000 - and so did all her neighbours thanks to a £12 raffle.
Anne, from Heald Green, Greater Manchester, believes she lives on the luckiest street in the UK after landing the life-changing windfall.
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In March this year, another Postcode Lottery winner revealed that while she had won a £145,000 jackpot her dad only got £2,000 after a "strange" week.
It comes as a couple who won £100,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery were just days away from a decision that would have left them with nothing.
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