A “gobsmacked” mum who landed a £30,000 win in the People’s Postcode Lottery nearly gave up her ticket just weeks before.
Beth Guest, 40, was announced the winner on New Year’s Eve when her GL11 6HA home in Gloucester was drawn.
She was the only winner from the area and revealed she was set to celebrate - with a hot chocolate.
Beth, a mum of two who runs a playgroup, said: “I'm gobsmacked. This is really good news.
“I never thought I would win in a million years. I nearly cancelled my ticket a few weeks ago - I'm glad I didn't now.
"This has come at the right time and will help a lot. It'll help me finish the house. I got the kitchen done but the appliances are all second hand so it will be nice to upgrade them.
"I run a playgroup for the local community. I set the group up while I was on maternity leave with my second son.
“There are some bits I've had my eye on that I've wanted to buy for a while, so it'll be nice to get that.
“I think I'll have a hot chocolate. I'm in disbelief - it's very surreal."
Street Prize Presenter Matt Johnson presented Beth, from the town of Dursley, with her money.
He said: "What a lovely way to end 2022 - a massive congratulations to Beth and her family."
Today's prize is part of a draw promoted on behalf of Postcode Animal Trust which supports charities and good causes with those purposes through grant funding for charitable activities across Great Britain.
Benefiting charities include Battersea and PDSA.
With the People’s Postcode Lottery, 33% of the ticket price goes to charities and good causes .
Its players have raised more than £1 billion for thousands of projects.
Residents of a village in West Sussex were astounded to discover they had won a massive £16.9million in the People's Postcode Lottery .
Over 700 neighbours in Goring-by-Sea took home a share of the jaw-dropping prize, which is the biggest that's ever been handed out by the subscription lottery .
12 lucky people in the winning postcode - BN12 4RT - have scooped the top prize of £379,062 each, while other residents have won thousands of pounds.
A single mother whose son has leukaemia, a grandmother who has lived in the area for over 40 years, a woman whose husband was recently made redundant and a disability healthcare worker were all among the well-deserved winners.
