A LUCKY punter who bagged a £410,000 jackpot told how no one believed her – not even her husband.
Leyla Eaton’s jaw dropped after discovering she’d scooped the life-changing prize in the Postcode Lottery.
The mum-of-two entered when she was struck by a “strong feeling” a huge windfall was coming her way.
She insisted a “voice” urged her to sign up while she was sat on the sofa.
Leyla explained how the win couldn’t have come at a better time for her family as her husband is awaiting a hernia operation.
The 33-year-old, of Tilbury, Essex, said: “He’s not going to believe me.
“He didn’t believe me when I got a phone call to say I’d won. He just said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it’.
“I never, ever thought this would happen. My mind didn’t go to this figure at all.”
She added: “It’s come at such a needed time. We’ve had a really tough 12 months. My husband is quite unwell and needs some surgery.
“He’s a really, really hard worker and I’m off a lot of the time with the kids. He just keeps going and works every weekend possible while not being in the best of health himself.”
‘VERY SURREAL’
Leyla said a niggling instinct pushed her to sign up to the Postcode Lottery – and her fortunes changed for the better after just two months.
“I questioned myself and thought I was feeling it for a reason and that night I joined. Now this just two months later,” she said.
“I do get feelings and I latch onto them through instinct. Since last September I’ve been journaling and getting more in touch with myself,” she added.
“I feel pretty in tune. This all feels very surreal, but I’m so thankful.”
LOTTO LUCK
The mum-of-two is now planning to splash the cash on a family holiday to New York at Christmas.
She added how an experience like this has “never been on the cards” for them before.
“This will allow us to breathe. We’ll go on a family holiday in the summer which has not been possible for quite some years because of work. I’d love to go to southern Turkey,” Leyla added.
Meanwhile, their neighbour Henry also bagged the windfall in after the RM18 7AW postcode won the Millionaire Street prize.
Every ticket was worth £411,238. The rest of the prize pot was shared among players in the wider RM18 7 postcode area.
It comes as other winners celebrate Post Code Lottery scoops on streets up and down the country.
Another lucky couple who scooped £142,000 in the raffle revealed their plan – but it may surprise you.
Sue Lamb, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was “overwhelmed” when she discovered the massive windfall just after Christmas – saying “it’s like having my children all over again.
How People's Postcode Lottery works
- People’s Postcode Lottery costs £12 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day. People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws. A minimum of 33% from each ticket goes to charity.
- Every Saturday, £1 million will be shared by one postcode as part of the lottery’s Millionaire Street prize.
- Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than £1.2 billion for thousands of charities and local good causes.
- This prize was promoted on behalf of Postcode Animal Trust which supports organisations including Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, PDSA and Medical Detection Dogs.
- To play the People’s Postcode Lottery, you have to sign up on the website and enter your bank details.
- You’re then automatically entered into a variety of different draws and prizes are announced every day
The winning grandparent shared the £1m jackpot with five neighbours.
Another dad on the street told how he scooped a £142,000 lotto jackpot – and spent the money on his daughter.
Elsewhere, another couple who won £60,000 on the People’s Postcode Lottery told how they were able to double their winnings.
Susan and Colin Tallon from Warrington, Cheshire, were able to take home twice the £31,250 prize on a massive fluke.
Meanwhile, a group of lucky Brits who bagged themselves £3.2million revealed how they’ll splash the cash.
The huge prize was won by more than 1,000 locals on a Greater Manchester estate.
