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People's Postcode Lottery launched as a pilot in the North of England in 2005. It then launched in Scotland in 2008, before rolling out across Great Britain in 2010. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery support a variety of local, national and international charities and good causes.
People's Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which raises money for charities. Not only do our players win cash prizes, but good causes also receive essential support. Players sign up with their postcode and pay £10 per month.
They are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of the month. As a minimum of 32% of the ticket price goes to charities, our players know that they are helping amazing causes every single day.
Postcode Lottery; Results; The latest People's Postcode Lottery results can be found here every day. Use the 'Prize Information' button for any date to view more information about the draw, plus a winners' map showing where in the UK the winning postcodes are located. Feb 05, 2021 TWO lucky winners have cashed in on the People’s Postcode Lottery. The neighbours, who live in Station Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, were announced as the daily prize winners and scooped £1,000. Five Paddington residents won £1000 each in June when WA1 3HJ was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery. WA8 3JA also proved to be a lucky postcode, when Moorfield Road. Postcode Lottery; Checker; Have you subscribed to the People's Postcode Lottery but aren't sure how to find out if you have won? Enter your postcode into the checker below and it will be automatically checked against all winning postcodes from the past 180 days.
People's Postcode Lottery
28 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh, EH2 4ET
United Kingdom
Tel 0044 - 131 - 554 87 94
info@postcodelottery.co.uk
www.postcodelottery.co.uk
Postcode Lottery format
The postcode is the basis of the lottery number. Players sign up and pay £10 for 20 draws, paid monthly in advance.
Results & key success factors
With 20 draws each month there are prizes to be won every single day of the week with People’s Postcode Lottery. As well as two Street Prizes each week, players also have the chance to win a share of £3 million each month in Postcode Millions.
Each subscription costs £10, paid monthly in advance and there are guaranteed winners every single day. Thousands of people celebrate a win every week.
- There are winning postcodes announced every single day for different prizes — see what you could win.
- Every Saturday and Sunday, winning postcodes are announced where players each win £30,000.
- Every month, players in one postcode sector share an incredible £3 Million*.
- Find out more about our prizes in our FAQ.
Raising funds for good causes
People’s Postcode Lottery exists to raise funds for people and planet and increase awareness of the work of charities and good causes in Great Britain and beyond. People’s Postcode Lottery manages charity lotteries for 20 Postcode Trusts. Read more about the charities supported by our players.
The Postcode Trusts
People's Postcode Lottery ambassadors
People's Postcode Lottery has a number of celebrity ambassadors. Judie McCourt, Danyl Johnson, Jeff Brazier and Matt Johnson visit People's Postcode Lottery winners to present them with their cheques, host Postcode Million events and take part in People's Postcode Lottery advertising campaigns. Fiona Phillips works on campaigns with charities that have been supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
£500 million for 8,500 good causes
People's Postcode Lottery 2019
Our Year In Numbers
People's Postcode Lottery 2019 - Our Year In Numbers
| Almost 3.5 million players | £138 million raised for charities and good causes |
| A minimum of 32% from each subscription goes to good causes | Almost £500 million raised for good causes between 2005 and 2019 |
| Over 8,500 good causes supported | £9 million raised for community initiatives in 2019 alone |
People's Postcode Lottery Annual Report 2019 (PDF)
| Website | http://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/ |
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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.
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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:
| 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]
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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