£100,000 win for Sue from Chesterfield

Sue from Chesterfield has had a pretty interesting week. A phone call from The Health Lottery asked her to check her online Health Lottery account, something Sue hadn’t done in a while. What she saw changed her life. One hundred thousand pounds as a result of a second chance draw.

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After letting her catch her breath, we caught up with Sue to see how she was settling into her new life as a Health Lottery winner. We asked the first question which would be on anyone’s lips: what will you do with the money? “To be honest, I’ve been thinking about what I need.

I barely spend money on myself normally so this is a chance to fix up some things that need done. The garden. The house. Things like that. The size of the prize hasn’t sunk in yet so who knows what will be left. Maybe enough for a car? A Holiday? It’s exciting to think about."

The former community worker says that playing The Health Lottery is a continuation of her work to support others. She said:

“I’ve always been keen on helping people. I’ve been brought up that way. So I’d happily spend £1 on a Health Lottery ticket because I know that it genuinely helps people. I’ve seen some of the good causes that are supported. 

"Obviously I play the lottery for the prizes, as we all do, but the sense of supporting your community really sweetens the win.”

The current society benefitting from funds raised is YNW Health CIC T/A HL Yorkshire and Humber

The Health Lottery operates on behalf of 6 Community Interest Companies (CICs), managing 6 society lotteries that operate in 12 geographical regions across Great Britain. These exist to help tackle health inequalities in their respective areas. People’s Health Trust (PHT) is an independent charity that assesses grant applications and award funding across the 12 regions. Read about some of the good causes HERE. For information regarding all funded projects or to submit a grant application visit PHT HERE. 20.34% of every lottery draw ticket and online scratchcard purchased is donated to good causes. 36.02% is spent on prizes. 43.64% is spent expenses (actual expenses exceed this figure). Our average annual proceeds from lotteries are £12.5m. The odds of winning The Big Win jackpot are (1 in 2.1m) and the odds of winning any Big Win prize is (1 in 9.7). The odds of winning the All or Nothing jackpot is (1 in 1.35m) and the odds of winning any All or Nothing prize is (1 in 4.5). The odds of winning a QuickWin jackpot is (1 in 2.1m) and the odds of winning any QuickWin prize is (1 in 6). All winning lottery numbers are selected using an approved random number generator (RNG). Click on the links below for full T&Cs and FAQs for each of our games.

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