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Handforth Millionaire Street
An inspirational grandma diagnosed with cancer has told how she will live her life to the full with a campervan after scooping a share of £1 Million on Postcode Lottery.
05 September 2026
Paula Marshall won the £166,666 windfall during a challenging period in her life and vowed to use it to help make memories with her best friend, Cath.
Now the grandmother-of-two wants to buy a campervan to travel Britain, from Cornwall to the Lake District and north to the whisky distilleries of Speyside.
Gobsmacking win
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"I thought maybe £1000. That would have been fantastic but I wouldn't mind a campervan to travel about England and Scotland."
Paula admitted she was looking forward to opening a cheque for around £1,000 when Postcode Lottery staff got in touch to say she was a winner.
Instead, she was one of six neighbours sharing £1 Mllion when SK9 3NN landed our weekly Millionaire Street prize. Each ticket was worth £166,666.
Paula is also planning to delight her grandchildren with a trip to their favourite toy shop, and treat her brother Garry.
She was thrilled to discover next-door neighbour Marie Finney, was another winning ticket holder, because they've been close friends for 30 years.
Postcode pals
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“I've won a few small prizes but never in a million years did I think I'd win an amount like this.”
Marie, who works as a business manager at a special needs school, had missed an advance phone call and an email from the Postcode Lottery.
She was at work when her husband Tony rang her workplace to say the team were in the street and she was thankfully able to dash home to open her own envelope.
Won by chance
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Another £166,666 cheque holder was Claire Brookes, who started playing after a chance conversation on holiday with a couple who had paid for their caravan with a Postcode Lottery windfall.
"I just signed up after that. I've had a £15 voucher in the past and two £5 gift cards. Nothing like this."
Claire, who works as a local authority early years officer, joked the couple's pet cavapoo Beau might also chew up a small amount of the winnings.
She added: "He's a complete diva and a money pit. He has everything."
All the winners were delighted to learn that their Millionaire Street win means local charities will benefit, thanks to funds raised by Postcode Lottery players.
One of the charities, Hope Central, has received £50,000 thanks to funds raised by Postcode Lottery players. It’s the second substantial sum the charity’s been surprised with after they got £50,000 thanks to a Millionaire Street win in Heald Green two years ago.
Hope Central provides support services such as emergency food banks, a pantry, debt counselling, and four drop-in centres. They also offer a range of courses that are designed to give people the practical tools to enable them to break free from poverty.
A spokesperson from Hope Central said: "We are delighted to accept this generous unrestricted funding, thanks to the Postcode Community Trust.
"This funding will help us deliver these services to the local community when they need it most."
Deserving causes
Today's prize is part of a draw promoted on behalf of Postcode Education Trust which supports charities such as Right To Play UK, Save the Children, The PTI and UNICEF.
Players aren't the only ones who benefit from Postcode Lottery. A minimum of 30% of each ticket price goes to charities and good causes. Thanks to our fantastic players, more than £1.8 Billion has been raised for thousands of deserving projects.