Oldham neighbours bag £210k Lottery win!
Date published: 01 February 2021
Colin Shaw is a big Oldham winner
A retired postal worker from Oldham is among six neighbours celebrating winning a share of £210,000 thanks to their postcode.
OL4 2EY was announced as a winner with People’s Postcode Lottery today (Monday), landing five people a cheque for £30,000 each.
Sixty-eight-year-old Colin Shaw was the sixth winner.
Thanks to playing with two tickets he doubled his prize to £60,000.
Colin found out how much he’d won during a video call with lottery ambassador Judie McCourt.
He said: “Yes, magic! We always say in our family we never win anything, so this feels brilliant.”
Colin, who will celebrate his golden wedding anniversary with wife Cath this year, is planning a romantic treat with his prize.
He added: “Cath keeps asking for a new ring, and we’ll be married 50 years in July so I’ll be able to get her that now.
“She’s sat there with a big smile on her face right now!”
“We’ve got two sons so we’ll give some to them.
"After lockdown we’ll have a big family holiday too. Somewhere like Turkey, even Mexico maybe!
“It means a hell of a lot. I might even treat myself to a new car.
"At the moment, I can’t get the whole family in as one of my son’s has a partner, so I want one where all five of us can fit in.”
Colin still plans to celebrate his win, even though it might not be how he hoped.
He said: “I’m just across from the pub and if it was open I’d be in there with a pint of bitter straight after this but I think I’ll get a McDonald’s later on instead and have a few beers – I might even get two burgers!”
The other winners chose to remain anonymous but their prize will be paid into their bank account.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt said: “It was my pleasure to present Colin with a golden envelope ahead of his golden wedding anniversary later this year.
“I hope our other lucky winners in Oldham are just as delighted as he is with their prize – congratulations!”
Every day throughout the January draws one postcode will be announced as a £30,000 prize winner.
All the players in the postcode win £30,000 for every ticket they hold.
A minimum of 32% of ticket sales goes directly to charities and players of People’s Postcode Lottery have helped raise over £600 million to date for thousands of good causes across Britain and internationally.
This draw was promoted by Postcode Animal Trust.
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