One street wins £1m as latest postcode lottery winners in Wales revealed
Four households won big sharing the Millionaire Street prize last month
Joel and Karen will spend their winnings on a big family holiday
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Across 31 streets in Wales people's wallets got a lot heavier over the past 30 days with households in one street taking home a quarter of a million pounds each thanks to the People's Postcode Lottery.
Out of the 31 areas, 27 won a cash prize of £1,000 while four areas won £10,000. However, one street in Gilfach Goch, Rhondda Cynon Taf had a bigger reason to celebrate as a £1million prize draw was split between four people meaning they took home a whopping £250,000 each.
On June 28, 45-year-old Joel Tapner won the weekly Millionaire Street prize along with three other households after admitting he was planning to cancel his ticket but luckily he forgot. For money-saving tips, sign up to our Money newsletter here
NHS worker Joel said: "It was a big relief, I must admit, when I got the call from Postcode Lottery to say I'd won. All I was thinking was 'Thank God, I didn't cancel it'.
"I'm totally amazed and overwhelmed at the amount that I've actually won."
With his winning, he and his wife Karen are planning to take their daughters Freya, 19, and Kaelah, 15 to Morocco.
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As well as their big trip the pair are planning to finish of their garden projects, a new hot tub, a spa trip in Cardiff and potentially a campervan.
Three areas also won a substantial amount on June 20 with streets in Pontyclun, Wrexham and Newport winning £10,000 each.
Most recent People's Postcode Lottery winners
June 7
SA15 4HE - £1,000 - (Llanelli)
LL22 7RD - £1,000 - (Abergale)
June 8
CF14 0SY - £1,000 (Cardiff)
SY16 2EB - £1,000 (Newtown)
June 10
LL14 4AQ - £1,000 (Wrexham)
NP20 3AB - £1,000 (Newport)
June 11
CF81 9JX - £1,000 - (Fochriw)
NP16 5JU - £1,000 - (Chepstow)
June 12
CF64 2TB - £1,000 (Penarth)
CF82 7BN - £1,000 (Ystrad Mynach)
SA12 7TR - £1,000 (Port Talbot)
SA61 1DX - £1,000 (Haverfordwest)
June 13
LL18 2RB - £1,000 (Rhyl)
June 15
CF11 6LD - £1,000 (Cardiff)
NP8 1LU - £1,000 (Crickhowell)
June 16
SA72 6XD - £1,000 (Pembroke Dock)
June 17
NP25 3GA - £1,000 (Monmouth)
SA43 2EW - £1,000 (Aberporth)
June 18
LL23 7HU - £1,000 (Bala)
June 20
CF72 9AW - £10,000 (Pontyclun)
LL11 6LY - £10,000 (Wrexham)
NP19 9ST - £10,000 (Newport)
June 21
CF37 5AU - £1,000 (Pontypridd)
June 23
CF32 9UE - £1,000 (Bridgend)
NP10 8UQ - £1,000 (Newport)
June 24
SA33 5BL - £1,000 (Carmarthen)
June 25
CF24 2PB - £1,000 (Cardiff)
SA11 5RH - £1,000 (Neath Port Talbot)
June 28
CF39 8TW - £250,000 (Rhondda Cynon Taf)
SA32 8BD - £1,000 (Carmarthen)
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July 1
CF81 9BW -£1,000 (Bargoed)
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