AN OAP has told how he won a lottery jackpot four times by playing the same numbers - and says the cheques just keep on coming.
Army veteran Malcolm Blanche has scooped £266,664 in the People's Postcode Lottery.
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Malcolm, 72, and his wife Carolyn bought two tickets each when they signed up to the lotto draw two years ago.
After Carolyn died in 2019, Malcolm carried on playing with her tickets as well as his own.
He told the Kent Messenger: "I just decided to keep them on. She’d be over the moon and shaking right now.
"When I saw the first cheque, I thought ‘That’ll do’, then it came again, again and again!
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"I’m chuffed when I get a tenner."
Malcolm bagged the prize with ten of his neighbours in Sandgate near Folkestone.
Their postcode came up tops in this week's Millionaire Street prize - with each ticket worth £66,666.
Lucky Malcolm's four tickets quadrupled his prize to a whopping £266,664.
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Another of his Sandgate neighbours doubled their winnings with two tickets.
The win comes as a change in fortune for Malcolm, who broke his right shoulder in a hot tub accident back in April.
He plans to celebrate with a meal out - before splashing the cash sum on his garden and holidays to Edinburgh and the Isle of Wight.
UK's biggest lottery winners
By Ethan Singh
- Anonymous winner - £195,707,000
A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time.
The holder, who remains anonymous to this day, amassed the fortune with just one lucky ticket.
- Joe and Jess Thwaite - £184,262,899.10
Britain's previous EuroMillions record holders wereJoe and Jess Thwaite.
The couple won a record-breaking £184million jackpot in May 2022 and shared hopes of a Hawaiian holiday and a new horse box for their children's ponies.
Joe bought his winning ticket online on May 10, 2022, and the following morning received an email with good news.
As he learnt of the huge win, he was in disbelief and initially kept it for himself as he did not want to disturb his wife, who was sleeping.
Joe, a communications sales engineer, and Jess, who runs a hairdressing salon with her sister, have been married for 11 years and have two children.
- Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000
Colinand Christine Weir landed the colossal prize money in 2011 and were Europe’s second-biggest winners until someone inItalywon a jackpot worth £193m in 2019.
They splashed the cash at an astounding rate of £100,000 a week before tragedy struck.
But at the time ofColin’s deathin December 2019 his share of the prize money haddwindled by around £40m.
He spent the millions living a life of luxury, forking out for sports cars, property and the football club he supported.
Colin and Christine divorcedshortly before his death after being married for 38 years.
He left money for their children Carly and Jamie.
- Adrian and Gillian Brayford - £148,600,000
Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euros in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over £148 million.
But Adrian split from Gillian the following year because of the stress of the win.
The couple bought a Grade II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room, but it was sold in 2021.
After divorcing in 2013, he failed to woo ex-sausage factory worker Marta Jarosz — but fell for stable girl Sam Burbidge.
She left him in 2017, taking 30 prize horses Adrian bought.
It might have worked out in the end for Adrian though as the former postman was seen smiling with ambulance worker Tracey Biles last year.
- Frances and Patrick Connolly - £114,969,775
Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband hit the jackpot.
They scooped almost £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019.
She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family.
- Richard and Debbie Nuttall - £61,000,000
The couple from Colne,Lancashire, took home £61 million on January 30 2024.
Both 54, they were enjoying a holiday in Fuerteventura, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
But they then discovered the big EuroMillions win.
Richard revealed they originally thought they had won £2.60, but then received another email telling the pair to check their account.
Other eye-watering anonymous winners:
- 2019 - £123million
Another anonymous winner scooped up a prize of £123,458,008 in the June Superdraw rollover.
- 2021 - £122million
Following nine rollovers, one ticketholder bagged the £122,550,350 jackpot last April.
The successful participant chose to remain anonymous.
- 2018 - £121million
Another anonymous winner found their fortune during the Superdraw jackpot rollover in April 2018, securing £121,328,187.
