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Wales Online
21 hours ago
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The latest postcode lottery winners in Wales as two areas win big
The latest postcode lottery winners in Wales as two areas win big People living in two parts of Wales are celebrating significant windfalls Swansea residents Dimuthu, Alan, Tracey, Gemma, and Kay-Marie with Danyl Johnson (third-left), from the People's Postcode Lottery (Image: The Postcode Lottery ) People living in 24 streets in Wales have landed cash windfalls over the course of the last 30 days thanks to the People's Postcode Lottery and two groups of residents in particular have a huge reason to celebrate. While postcode lottery players in 17 different areas banked a cool £1,000 each there was a particularly special reason to celebrate for those living on CF38 2RE in Llantwit Fardre after receiving cheques for a whopping £33,333 each on May 31. And life was even sweeter for 11 neighbours living in SA1 6XS in Swansea, who won £90,909 each on Saturday, May 10. Among them was mum-of-three Gemma Archer who suffered a serious injury on Easter Sunday while roller-skating and required major surgery. Within 24 hours her life was changed for the better when she won a share the prize. She said: "I was in hospital having an operation and the very next day I've won over £90,000. I'm still in shock. I couldn't breathe. It's life-changing. I just really, really wasn't expecting it. It's really strange as it doesn't happen to people like me. "For the first time in two and half weeks there is no pain right now. The adrenaline and everything have just kicked in. I'm in a world of my own." Click here to read more. Article continues below It was a particularly lucky month for Swansea with six separate streets banking cash. Players pay £12 per month to enter the £1,000 daily draw and there's also a weekly draw on a Thursday that awards £10 each to players in 1,000 postcodes. One third of the price of every ticket bought is donated to charity. People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which raises money for charities. Players win cash prizes and good causes receive support. Players sign up with their postcode and pay £12 per month. They are then automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of the month. A total of 33% of the ticket price goes to charities. For money-saving tips sign up to our Money newsletter here. People's Postcode Lottery winners between May 10 and June 6: June 6 CF3 0AS - £1,000 (St Mellons, Cardiff) CH5 3QF - £1,000 (Hawarden, Deeside) June 5 SA8 3DF - £1,000 (Pontardawe, Swansea) June 4 CF31 3DB - £1,000 (Bridgend) SA62 6AN - £1,000 (Roch, Pembrokeshire) June 3 CF47 0NA (Merthyr Tydfil) - £1,000 June 2 CF81 9RN (Pontlottyn) June 1 SA61 2TY - £1,000 (Haverfordwest) SA1 6FQ - £1,000 (Swansea) May 31 CF38 2RE - £33,333 (Llantwit Fardre) May 30 LL54 5BJ - £1,000 (Trefor) May 29 CF24 4BG - £1,000 (Cardiff) May 28 CF81 9BP - £1,000 (Aberbargoed) May 22 NP10 9FR - £1,000 (Rogerstone) May 20 CH4 0FT- £1,000 (Flintshire) May 19 SY16 2BT - £1,000 (Newtown) SA3 4TF- £1,000 (Swansea) May 16 SA2 0FL- £1,000 (Swansea) May 15 SA3 3JJ - £1,000 (Swansea) May 14 CF36 3AY - £1,000 (Porthcawl) SA11 3ET - £1,000 (Neath) May 13 CF48 4NW - £1,000 (Aberfan) May 12 SA13 2ND - £1,000 (Port Talbot) May 10 Article continues below SA1 6XS - £90,909 (Swansea) Get daily news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. See our Privacy Notice.
Wales Online
10-05-2025
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- Wales Online
Mum-of-three suffers freak injury but gets huge surprise just hours later
Mum-of-three suffers freak injury but gets huge surprise just hours later Gemma Archer, 44, suffered a serious injury and required major surgery but her luck soon turned around Mum-of-three Gemma Archer injured her arm and wrist while roller-skating on Easter Sunday (Image: The Postcode Lottery ) An amazed mum went from complete agony to ecstasy after bagging a huge prize just hours after she left hospital following a freak injury. Mum-of-three Gemma Archer, from Swansea, suffered a serious injury on Easter Sunday while roller-skating and required major surgery. However, within 24 hours her life was changed for the better when she won a share of £1m on People's Postcode Lottery. The stunned 44-year-old bagged £90,909 less than 24 hours after undergoing major surgery on her broken wrist and forearm. Gemma said she was so thrilled by the news that it is the first time in weeks where she hadn't felt any pain. She said: "Yesterday, I was in hospital having an operation and the very next day I've won over £90,000. "I'm still in shock. I couldn't breathe. It's life-changing. I just really, really wasn't expecting it. It's really strange as it doesn't happen to people like me. "For the first time in two and half weeks there is no pain right now. The adrenaline and everything have just kicked in. I'm in a world of my own." Gemma missed the initial attempts the lottery had made to try to get in contact with her during her hospital stay, before they finally turned up on her doorstep with the massive surprise. Article continues below "It's been a very big 24 hours. I only found out I'd won something at 10am this morning when Postcode Lottery knocked on my door," Gemma said. "A few hours later I got given a huge cheque with some of my neighbours." Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here Gemma was among 11 neighbours sharing the £1m prize. (L-R) Dimuthu, Alan, Tracey, Gemma, Kay-Marie with lottery's Danyl Johnson (3rd left) (Image: The Postcode Lottery ) Gemma is already looking forward to splashing out on her three sons aged 10, 14, and 18. "They're going to have an amazing year now - holidays and whatever they want," she said. Gemma endured the unfortunate accident after her first time roller skating two weeks ago. Her and a friend decided to take it up as a new summer hobby, but it only lasted 10 minutes. "It was a just small fall, but I landed really awkwardly," Gemma explained. "I did a good job of it. I really broke everything in my lower arm, and I had the operation yesterday to try and fix it all. I got a plate and screws fitted to put it all back together.' But despite the serious injury, it hasn't deterred Gemma from lacing up her skates again. She said: "I have ordered all the protective elbow, wrist and knee padding. I'm going straight back to try again… once I've healed.' It's not the first time Gemma has required surgery after fracturing her elbow while taking a tumble on a night out with friends some years ago. Now she's quickly hoping to put her winnings to use for a fun holiday. Gemma said: "Me and my best friend are going on holiday together. I'm going home to book one now. I actually missed out on a girl's holiday to Morocco last year, so I might go there. "As long as there's lots of cocktails. All the rounds are on me." Gemma's friends had promised to take her out for the day to take her mind off her injury but now she says she'll be taking them out to kickstart her celebrations. "My original plan was to go on a day out with my friends, they were going to pick me up and distract me from the pain. But I'll take them out for lunch and drinks." Article continues below Gemma added: "I might have a little party with the children tonight and a nice big bottle of champagne." Gemma was among 11 neighbours sharing the lottery's Millionaire Street prize after SA1 6XS in Swansea was announced as the winner on Saturday, May 10. Each ticket was worth £90,909.
