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Rory Cassidy

Lucky Scots scoop 'life-changing' £8million People's Postcode Lottery windfall

Hundreds of lucky Scots have scooped nearly £8 million on the People's Postcode Lottery.

More than 600 neighbours in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, banked part of the combined prize pot.

Six of the winners netted the biggest share, as they had the full winning postcode of ML2 0EN, netting them £368,461 each.

The windfall is the biggest single prize pot to be awarded in Scotland in the lottery's history.

Among those to land a six-figure sum was Jean Moffat, 74, who screamed with joy as her prize cheque was revealed.

She shouted: "Wow! I can't believe it!"

The gran-of-six was so stunned by the win that she dropped her cheque.

Winner Jean Moffat receiving her cheque. (Iain McLean.)

After picking it back up, she said: "I'm going to frame it and put it on the wall. It's amazing.

"I'm over the moon, absolutely over the moon. I'm going to help as many people as I can with it."

Jean wasn’t the only person in her family to scoop a prize as hundreds of people across the town netted £8,092 per ticket.

She added: "My son across the road won, my cousin won, and my friend across the road.

"There's loads of people that I know that have won.

"The kids have been more excited to me! It's kids, they're always wanting something!"

When asked if she wanted anything for herself, Jean said: "I don't need big fancy things.

"I'll get a new oven. I went for one yesterday but they weren't in stock.

"I can get the dearer one now! I bake all the time so I'll need a new one!

"I'll still be happy with my fish suppers, I'll not be switching to caviar!"

Winner Katrina Drummond. (Iain McLean.)

Katrina Drummond, 47, was another to receive a prize cheque for "368,000 smackaroonies".

The mum-of-one added: "I would have been happy with just one thousand. Anything after that is a bit of a miracle. It's completely life changing.

"It'll be enough to help out friends and family and it'll hopefully keep me comfortable for a long time."

Winner William Boyle. (Iain McLean.)

The windfall comes at a great time for Katrina as she said she was on the hunt for a new car.

She said: "My car broke down a couple of weeks ago and it sat outside for a week with a dead battery and I've got a few scrapes on it that I call racing stripes. It doesn't have air conditioning either because it's too expensive to fix!"

Andrea Boyle, 42, was stunned into silence on seeing her six-figure prize cheque.

The mum-of-four learned of her windfall alongside her husband, William, who said some of the winnings would go to treats for their kids.

He explained: "One is taking driving lessons and one is trying to buy a flat."

Andrea joked: "They're full of demands."

The couple were thrilled to hear that so many people in the community had also netted prizes.

Andrea said: "Loads of people have benefitted, it's a great thing for everyone in the area."

Paul Burnett, 50, couldn't believe it when he learned he had won £378K.

He said: "I'm numb! Excited, it feels like I’m looking down on myself. I don't know what to say."

When asked who he was going to tell first, the joiner said he would surprise his mum.

He joked: "My mum is away to Lanzarote. She's on the plane right now, she'll be excited when they land!"

Paul, who has lived on the street for 16 years, said he was pleased to hear about the other winners as well.

He said: "It'll be great for the community as it's been hard times for the last couple of years. It's just a fantastic thing, isn't it? Hopefully it will help people along."

When asked what he would do first, Paul added: "I'll be celebrating tonight. I'm going to enjoy myself, that's for sure!"

The other winners with the full postcode chose to remain anonymous.

There were 621 other winners from the North Lanarkshire town, who learned they had also won a prize at a special event at the Glasgow Fort Shopping Centre.

There were emotional scenes and screams as the winners discovered they were collecting cheques for between £8,092 and £24,276 each, depending on their number of tickets.

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