A stunned Scunthorpe resident got her neighbours out and conga-ing down the street after winning a £1m People’s Postcode Lottery jackpot between them.
Ann Sheardown, 64, burst into tears after bagging almost £182,000 – then stopped the traffic by leading other winners in a celebration dance. The occupational therapist assistant said: “This is life-changing for me, very much so.
“I think the most I’ve won before was £17 at my mum’s bingo. I’ve got a lot of thinking to do, but I’ve got a nice retirement in front of me now.”
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Ann and eight neighbours landed bumper windfalls after DN15 8DL won the Postcode Lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize, on Saturday, May 4. Every ticket was worth £90,909, but Ann and another player each banked £181,818 with two tickets.
“I feel sick,” said Ann. “I don’t know what to do with myself. I don’t know what to say. This is absolutely amazing. My watch heart monitor is at 113bpm.”
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She plans to treat her 94-year-old mum, Doris Johnson, to a special holiday – before planning her own dream breaks. She said: “There will probably be a little treat for me and mum.
“She wants to go to America. I’ve got a list as long as my arm – like the Maldives, back to Barbados, the Bahamas – you name it, anywhere sunny with a beach. And I can do it now.
“I won’t do it first class because then I can go to a lot more places.” Then she said: “Maybe I’ll do one trip first class just to say that I’ve done it.”
‘It’s fantastic and unbelievable’ – Doug Millns
Two doors up, Doug Millns told how he and wife of 57 years Gil will compile a “spend list” – and make it “nicer for the rest of their lives”. The retired engineer landed £181,818 playing with two tickets; now he’s looking forward to helping family, breaks in Britain and a new car.
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The dad-of-two said: “I wasn’t expecting this. Very nice, thank you. It’s fantastic and unbelievable.”
He added: “We’ve just been talking about helping our granddaughter buy her first car, so we can help with that. But all three grandchildren will be getting a treat.”
Wife Gil, who vowed to celebrate her 80th in style later this year, said: “I just can’t take it in. I’ll maybe get my hair done and buy some nice clothes.”
‘I’ve got palpitations and can’t believe I’ve won’ – Peter Nicholson
Along the street, Peter Nicholson video-called stunned wife Deborah to break the news he’d won £90,909. He said: “This is absolutely fantastic, but it doesn’t do my heart any good. I’ve got palpitations and can’t believe I’ve won. I wasn’t expecting that kind of money.”
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The retired industrial pipe-fitter said: “There are a few mundane things, like getting the drive done. But we’ll definitely have a holiday. We’ve been to the east coast of Canada before, but we might go to Calgary on the west coast now.”
Wife Deborah, 67, said: “This is a shock…brilliant. We’ll do the driveway and definitely go on holiday for two weeks.”
‘This is something I never expected to happen’ – Peter Osgood
Near neighbour Peter Osgood landed £90,909. The retired steelworks locomotive driver, 72, said: “This is something I never expected to happen, but boy I’m glad that it has.
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“I think the garden will get done. We’d like a summer house at the back and get rid of the greenhouse and garden shed – possibly a new car, but I haven’t been thinking about it because I wasn’t expecting this.”
He added: “My granddaughter is buying a house and getting married in Florida in two years, so I’ll help her out. As far as anything else, my two daughters will take care of that, I think.”
The Scunthorpe win comes just 11 months after Millionaire Street previously landed in the town. Three miles away, 17 neighbours celebrated after their postcode – DN16 2LQ – landed the £1m jackpot.
Judie McCourt, Postcode Lottery ambassador, said: “We were back in super Scunthorpe for the second time in less than a year. The weather might have been a bit overcast and nippy, but there was sunshine on this Millionaire Street with all the winners partying on the road outside. What a joyful bunch they were.”
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The latest win has also meant a local charity has benefitted, with CatZero awarded £100,000 by Postcode Community Trust. The charity, celebrating its 15th anniversary, supports people of all ages across the Humber region with the main objective to grow their confidence through targeted programmes.
Pete Tighe, partnerships and development manager, said: “The news of the funding has come as a complete shock to us but will be vital in allowing us to continue to impact the lives of people across the Humber for the better, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.”
Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe
