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People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery in Great Britain, run by Postcode Lottery Limited (Gambling Commission licence numbers 000-000829-N-102511 and 000-000829-R-10251).[1]
History[edit]
The Postcode Lottery format was introduced by the Dutch company Novamedia BV, which launched its first postcode lottery in the Netherlands in 1989. Novamedia now runs six lotteries using cause marketing: Nationale Postcode Loterij, Vrienden Loterij and BankGiro Loterij in the Netherlands, Svenska Postkodlotteriet in Sweden, People's Postcode Lottery in Great Britain and, since July 2016, Deutsche Postcode Lotterie in Germany. Together, they claim to have contributed over €8.6 billion to charitable organisations around the world.[2] According to the OECD, the United Postcode Lotteries provided USD 366.8 million in 2018 for development in the form of grants.[3]
People's Postcode Lottery was launched in the north of England in 2005 as a pilot scheme. After a successful launch, it expanded into Scotland in 2007 and Wales in July 2010. The lottery uses cause marketing, claiming to have been established to raise money for charity and to increase awareness of the work of the various charities and causes supported by its players.
Process[edit]
People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery. Players sign up to pay monthly in advance by direct debit, debit card or PayPal. There are ten draws each month with prizes every day.
A player's tickets are based on their playing postcode, which is most commonly their home postcode. A given postcode in Britain will usually represent a group of houses. If more than one resident has tickets in a winning postcode, all playing neighbours collect prizes.
In accordance with restrictions under the Gambling Act 2005, the maximum amount which can be won by a single ticket is £500,000 or 10% of the total draw proceeds. This figure increased from £400,000 on 29 July 2020.[4]
Beneficiaries[edit]
A minimum of 32% of the ticket price from players' £10 monthly subscriptions goes to various trusts, which in turn provide funding to charities and community projects across Great Britain and internationally. Some £330 million has been donated.[5] As an external lottery manager, People's Postcode Lottery manages a number of society lotteries promoted by different charities.[6] Each month, specific trusts and charities are supported by the prize draws.[7] Over 4,000 causes have received support. Charities receiving funding from players include:
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| Charity | Player Funding Received (At August 2018)[8] |
|---|---|
| Maggie's | £11,931,691 |
| WWF-UK | £11,149,474 |
| Dogs Trust | £9,563,452 |
| War Child | £9,144,837 |
| Woodland Trust | £8,976,329 |
| The Wildlife Trusts | £8,488,627 |
| Royal Voluntary Service | £8,360,627 |
| WaterAid | £8,264,106 |
| Save the Children | £6,004,008 |
Ambassadors[edit]
People's Postcode Lottery has a number of celebrity 'ambassadors'. In March 2018, these included David Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Shobna Gulati, Tim Healy, Stephen Jardine, Ellen MacArthur, Aggie MacKenzie, Carey Mulligan, John Stapleton and Emma Thompson.[9]Fiona Phillips became an ambassador for People's Postcode Lottery at the end of 2012, leading the organisation's DRTV campaigns.
Presenters Judie McCourt, Danyl Johnson, Jeff Brazier and Matt Johnson visit People's Postcode Lottery winners to present them with their cheques, attend Postcode Million events and take part in People's Postcode Lottery advertising campaigns.
Postcode Challenge[edit]
From 2008 to 2010, People's Postcode Lottery sponsored Postcode Challenge, a quiz show hosted by Angus Purden on STV.
Sponsorship[edit]
Novamedia has worked with a number of leading TV production companies and public and commercial broadcasters to support the promotion of its lotteries. Novamedia inspired and paid Endemol to produce TV game shows such as Deal or No Deal[citation needed] and 1 vs 100.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^Gambling Commission Account details
- ^'Novamedia Website - About Novamedia webpage'. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org//sites/a1659b79-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/5d8de3e1-en&_csp_=fcd6b6f78f50e596d3bf597cb6b3e3b5&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=chapter#
- ^'Society lotteries reforms – consultation response'. Gambling Commission. Gambling Commission.
- ^'People's Postcode Lottery - Charities webpage'. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^'People's Postcode Lottery - Licence Details webpage'. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^'People's Postcode Lottery - Prize Draw Calendar webpage'. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^'Charities'. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^People's Postcode Lottery - Ambassadors webpage
External links[edit]
Six Colchester neighbours are sharing a 'life-changing' prize of £210,000 won in the People's Postcode Lottery.
Residents in CO4 0NY, in the St John's area of the town, were selected as the lucky winners of the draw announced on Tuesday.
Five neighbours picked up £30,000 each - but one player secured £60,000, thanks to playing with two tickets.
Richard Holland, 52, was the lucky double player who was left 'speechless' after he found out he won £60,000 in a call with People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier.
Mr Holland, who was joined on the call with his wife Tracy, said he was planning to spend his winnings on a house renovation and a holiday later in the year.
He said: 'I think we’re both completely overwhelmed by this. Things like this just don’t happen to us and after the year we’ve had this is really a great start to 2021.'
Another winner looking to use their cash for a holiday was 36-year-old Caroline Barnes, who said she would spend her £30,000 on a trip with her partner Matt.
Caroline Barnes has plans for a holiday with her partner Matt- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
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She said: 'A holiday is definitely top of my list, but I’d also like to treat myself to a designer handbag as well.'
Doreen Blair, 76, who was joined by her 65-year-old husband Nigel when she discovered she had won, said she was delighted to hear her neighbours had also won.
Doreen Blair and her husband Nigel after finding out their prize- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
She said: 'This is honestly life changing money for us. This is absolutely wonderful.
'We have a lovely little community so it’s just great to hear that some of our neighbours have won too.'
Recent Postcode Lottery Winners
Colin Freeman, 78, said he and his 76-year-old wife Jan would use the £30,000 they secured to help their only granddaughter, Sophie-Kate, fund a trip to New Zealand.
Colin Freeman and his wife Jan said they would help fund their granddaughter's New Zealand trip- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
Mr Freeman said: 'This is amazing, I feel so lucky. This year has definitely started better than we thought it would.'
Two other winners from Colchester have chosen to remain anonymous, but their prizes will be paid directly into their bank accounts.
People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier presented the neighbours with their prizes- Credit: People's Postcode Lottery
After telling the neighbours they had won the prize, Mr Brazier, who is from Tiptree, said: 'It sounds like there will be a few corks being popped around Colchester this evening.'