SATURDAY is the day when hundreds of Grimsby residents could be at least £2,000 richer … and we could even have a new millionaire!
Following the news last week of a major windfall in the town thanks to the People's Postcode Lottery, more details have now been released.
We can reveal that all those people who play that particular Lottery in the DN31 2 postcode will receive at least £2,000, but for anybody who matches the entire as-yet-secret seven-digit postcode, it is likely to be substantially more as the total share to give away is £2 million – and organisers are describing the amount to be won by those households as "the lion's share".
And as a household can play more than once, and those who have been playing longer than others will get more money, anything is possible, and millionaires have been made through it before. All will be revealed in People's Park from 11am on Saturday when everyone who plays in that postcode, which covers 3,496 homes, has been asked to gather to find out their winnings. Golden envelopes will be handed over to them all with the amount in it.
It has not yet been revealed how many people in the postcode – which covers the town centre area including Dudley Street and up to Cromwell Road – play the Postcode Lottery.
People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt will be hosting an official celebration at People's Park on Saturday, between 11am and 1pm.
Winners will gather to celebrate at a Postcode Millions party, where they will learn just how much of the £2 million prize pot they have won.
Log onto www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk on Saturday to find out how many people have won, how much they have won, and who they are!
Judie said she is delighted to be heading to Grimsby to present the winners with their cheques.
She said: "I can't wait to get up on stage and start pulling those cheques out the gold envelopes.
"I hope the crowd are as excited as I am. Congratulations to all the winners!"
It's not just players of People's Postcode Lottery who win, with charities and good causes worldwide having been awarded more than £43.3 million by the scheme.
The winners' celebration will see a number of supported charities in attendance including Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT), Girl Guiding and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Leah Cardus, from YDMT, is looking forward to meeting all the happy players.
She said: "This is the first time that I'll be attending a Postcode Millions event and I am so excited to meet all the players and thank them for their unwavering support.
"The support means so much to the team at YDMT and I'm sure to all the other charities that receive funding, this is the perfect opportunity for us to say a massive thank you!
"Best of luck to everyone attending the event, I'm sure it will be a great day for everyone involved."
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