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Wales Online
06-07-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
One street wins £1m as latest postcode lottery winners in Wales revealed
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 (Image: People's Postcode Lottery ) 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. Article continues below 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) Article continues below July 1 CF81 9BW -£1,000 (Bargoed)
Wales Online
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Welsh dad was going to cancel lottery ticket but forgot - then he received a phone call
Welsh dad was going to cancel lottery ticket but forgot - then he received a phone call He, his wife and his children are in disbelief at what happened next Karen and Joel are amongst four others to share a one million pound prize A Welsh dad and NHS worker forgot to cancel his People's Postcode Lottery ticket, and on Sunday he won £250,000. Joel Tapner, 45, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, was ready to quit the lottery last month - but it slipped his mind while he was on a family holiday in Porthcawl. As a result of him being distracted mid-cancelling his ticket, Joel has now become one of four neighbours to split a £1 million prize in the former coal mining village of Gilfach Goch. 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'. Get the latest Rhondda news first by signing up to our newsletter here 'I was about to call to cancel last month, and I put the phone down, walked away to do something else and forgot about cancelling it.' 'I'm totally amazed and overwhelmed at the amount that I've actually won.' Four neighbours each picked up a cheque for £250,000 after CF39 8TW was announced as the winner of the lottery's weekly Millionaire Street prize. Article continues below This comes exactly a month after another community less than 10 miles away scooped the same prize. Twenty-eight neighbours in nearby Llantwit Fardre shared £1m after CF38 2RE won on Saturday, May 31. When Joel's prize was revealed to wife Karen, 50, she screamed in delight from the upstairs window of their terraced valleys home. Karen and Joel are buzzing with the win and say they are in disbelief. The couple want to spend some of their money revisiting their honeymoon destination Karen said: 'I screamed my head off. My daughter actually told me off. She was like 'mum shut up'. 'It's still not real. I'd maybe have believed £2,500 but not the extra zeroes. There'll be another big scream when it lands in our bank account.' Joel, who works as a clinical coder at a local hospital, almost missed out on the whopping win when he chose to stop his lottery subscription after playing for five years. "We were in Porthcawl last month, having a week away for the school holidays. And I got an email [from Postcode Lottery] and thought 'I'm going to cancel it'," said Joel. 'I got distracted and put my mobile down. I totally forgot about it and the next thing I know I'm receiving a phone call, and the Postcode Lottery want to come to my house, and now I've won a quarter of a million pounds.' The cheering couple are now planning to revisit Morocco - 21 years after having their honeymoon there - with their daughters Freya, 19, and Kaelah, 15. The family-of-four, who recently renewed their passports, said the massive windfall would bring forward their holiday plans. Joel said: 'The holiday we were going to do next year, we can do this year. 'Karen and I went there for our honeymoon. It was a lovely place, from the hotel we stayed in, to the friendly people, the markets, and excursions were brilliant. We'd love to take our two daughters with us. 'We literally just renewed our passports. We renewed one passport a month ago, and Kaelah just got her new passport last week.' Karen, who met Joel when they both were working in health and social care in Southampton in 2003, is now eyeing up her dream purchase with her hubby's winnings. Karen said: 'My ultimate is a campervan, I would love that, it's a dream of mine. I'd go anywhere, tour the UK straight away.' 'But first I'm going to book a spa weekend in Cardiff. I'll drag him along with me.' Joel said: 'Freya's car broke down last night. I ordered a part and it got delivered today. Even after winning £250,000 I've still got to go out and fix the car.' It is safe to say Joel was pleased he got distracted in the middle of trying to cancel his ticket 'We can finish off the garden projects that we started but needed to save up for, now we don't need to save up. 'It'll pay for new sheds and putting the hot tub house back up. It's so exciting I can't believe this will be it.' It's not the first-time Joel has been in the limelight after appearing on TV administering Covid vaccines when he stepped up to help during the pandemic. Joel said: "I've only ever been on TV once before. Every day on BBC News in Wales, you would see me talking to a young lady and then putting a needle in her arm. 'The national news ran it every day. One woman at work said, I've seen you on TV three times today and here in the hospital, you're doing my head in.' All the winning neighbours were delighted to know their good fortune also meant local charities had benefitted. Funding has been awarded by Postcode Community Trust to four local charities as a result of the win. Gilfach Goch Community Association (GGCA) is one of the organisations receiving funding, and it's been awarded £80,000 alongside Valleys Kids - a charity dedicated to supporting people and families facing poverty, social isolation and disadvantages. The Cambrian Village Trust Limited has been awarded £40,000, and Menter Iaith, a Welsh language charity from Rhonda Cynon Taf, will receive £30,000. You can click here for more information on People's Postcode Lottery, or visit Article continues below
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Moment man bags £100k prize on People's Postcode Lottery six-weeks after signing up
A man has shared his excitement after winning £100,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery. Jake Brant is planning on spending some of his winnings on his tattoo shop in Walsall. The 30-year-old bagged the cash just six-weeks after moving house, and now plans to buy a new Land Rover and organise a trip to Florida. Jake, from Wednesbury, said: 'It's life-changing man. It's an obscene amount of money innit? "You don't ever win that amount. It's crazy and it's blown my head. Read more: Brits in France face questions over 'what you are planning on doing when there' Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp 'I'm going to renovate the shop for the guys so we can all enjoy the winnings. 'We want it to be best in the Midlands. We already are by work, but the shop just needs to get there and it can due to the winnings. "I'm supposed to be tattooing all day tomorrow, but I might not be anymore, I might be too hungover. I think this is a valid excuse." Jake is among 10 neighbours sharing the lottery's Millionaire Street prize after WS10 7EL in Wednesbury. The winning postcode was announced Saturday, April 12. Each ticket was worth a whopping £100,000. Jake was surprised by a Postcode Lottery crew at his Seven Wonders Tattoo Parlour in Walsall. His colleagues and family cheered and let off confetti cannons as his cheque was revealed.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Gatwick Airport worker celebrates second Postcode Lottery win
A Gatwick Airport worker celebrating his second lottery win has said it will help him support his family after a "really tough year".Paul Tolhurst, 61, from Framfield, East Sussex, received his £142,857 share of £1m when he and a group of his neighbours scooped the Postcode Lottery Tolhurst said it had given him an "incredible lift" after a difficult now the airport ground crew employee is planning a holiday with his wife Jackie and said the money has been "life-changing" for his family. The six neighbours shared the lottery's Millionaire Street prize on Saturday, with every winning ticket worth £142,857 and one doubling their win to £285,714, as they play with two Tolhurst, who previously pocketed £10,649 in December 2014, said: "It's just wonderful! The lift this is going to give my family, it's like something from God."It's been a really difficult year. This is a life-changing amount of money, and this is going to definitely make a difference to my family's lives."It's been a really tough year as a family, and I've been struggling to cope with the stress of everything and I've had my own mental health issues."I was in a really dark place. It affected me quite bad over the winter period. Luckily, my work was brilliant with me and in last few months I'm starting to feel myself again."Now he and his wife are planning a cruise to celebrate their 35th anniversary and relax after a challenging time."I load and unload aircraft and think about holidays all the time," he said. "I see people every day go on holiday, and you sort of think one day I will get that pleasure again, but you always put other things first."
