I won £100k on People’s Postcode lottery… but would have got nothing without conversation with husband’s EX-WIFE
A WOMAN who won a sizeable £100,000 on the Postcode Lottery says she wouldn’t have won anything if she hadn’t spoken with her husband’s ex-wife.
Tracy Moulton, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, signed up for the game after her husband Mark’s former wife pocketed £25,000 seven years ago in nearby Hollingwood.
Tracy also signed up for a second ticket two years ago when the mother-in-law of one of Mark’s daughters doubled her £30,000 prize to £60,000 with two tickets in Old Whittington, less than three miles away.
Now the communications support worker, who works with the deaf, has completed the family golden triangle with her £100,000 windfall.
Tracy – who shares seven children and two grandchildren with Mark – said: “We signed up primarily because Mark’s ex-wife won the lottery.
“Then two years ago the mother-in-law of one of Mark’s daughters won £60,000.
“She had never played and just bought two tickets and won right away in Old Whittington.
“We upped our tickets to two when she won.”
Mark, a digital print press operator and graphic designer, said: “They’re all within five miles of us.”
Tracy and Mark celebrated with 17 neighbours after S41 8QT bagged the weekly Millionaire Street prize.
Every ticket was worth £50,000, but as Tracy played with two tickets her prize money was boosted to £100,000.
The couple shared a kiss after being left gobsmacked when they pulled their cheque from their golden envelope.
An excited Tracy said: “Oh my God, thank you so much. We’ve been up since 4am this morning. We can’t even win on a tombola.
“Our lives have just changed totally in five minutes because we’ve won.
“I kept saying to everyone that I was saving myself for a big win. This is once-in-a-lifetime.”
Mark said: “We thought it would be nice if we won £30,000 and doubled it to £60,000.
“It is unbelievable how much we’ve won – amazing. We’ll be able to do so much.”
Now the couple are planning more mountain-biking adventures – once Mark upgrades to a top-of-the-range bicycle to match Tracy’s new E-bike. And new shoes for Tracy.
Tracy said: “I’ve got an E-bike that I bought this year. Mark’s always complaining that I leave him for dust when we go mountain biking.
Mark laughed: “I’ll be puffing and panting up hills and she just sails past me. My dream would be to get a Cannondale Moterra SL.”
How to play the People's Postcode Lottery?
For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.
Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.
Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.
Tracy said: “I’ll buy some new Doc Martens.”
Mark added: “You love your Doc Martens, don’t you sweetheart?”
And there might be a treat for Mark’s parents Ed and Kate Moulton.
Tracy said: “We’re going to look at taking them on holiday next year.”
Mark added: “Dad loves Corfu, but we’ll be looking at something a bit different.”
The pair had also chosen an unusual way to mark their win.
Tracy said: “We’ll celebrate with bacon butties and wine.”
She added: “It feels amazing winning with the neighbours.”