Postcode lottery: Newcastle neighbours share £3.2m win
Hundreds of people in Newcastle are set to share a £3.2 million People’s Postcode Lottery prize this weekend.
Players in the NE4 9 postcode area will get a slice of the multi-million-pound jackpot, winning at least £1,000.
The winning locals will find out their exact windfall at an event at the Nucastle community hub in the west end of the city on Saturday, November 2.
And the full winning postcode – where players will take home the biggest cash prizes - will also be revealed at the event.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie, who will be presenting prizes, said: “It’s great to be back in the North East where People’s Postcode Lottery launched in 2005, and since then our players have raised more than £1.4 billion for thousands of charities and good causes.”
“And it’s quite fitting that we’re handing out lots of golden envelopes in Newcastle United Foundation’s community hub, a charity which our players help support.”
Postcode Lottery players have raised more than £2.7 million for the Newcastle United Foundation. The charity uses the power of football to connect, motivate and inspire people in Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside and Gateshead.
It runs a variety of programmes in education, health and wellbeing, and sports.