A WOMAN has won a share of a life-changing £90,000 Postcode Lottery prize and now plans on splashing the cash in Italy.
Jo Amess, 57, played two tickets and ended up bagging £60,000 all thanks to her Wakefield, West Yorkshire, home.
Jo Amess played two tickets and ended up bagging £60,000 all thanks to her Wakefield homePeople’s Postcode Lottery
People’s Postcode LotteryThe 57-year-old has plans to splash the cash on renovating an Italian home[/caption]
The lucky winner’s postcode was announced on Sunday when an ambassador knocked on her door with a huge cheque.
Jo, who works to encourage people to get into cycling, was absolutely stunned to find out each ticket she played was worth £30k.
She now wants to spend her winnings on renovating a derelict building in Italy.
Jo’s husband was born in Sicily and the couple recently bought a home out there after saving up for 10 years.
An ecstatic Jo said: “We go over twice every year to renovate it.
“But we can only renovate it once we’ve worked over here and saved some more money.
“Then we go over there and spend the money on it that we’ve saved.
“So £60,000 will go a long, long way to helping us get the dream derelict house finished.”
Jo’s neighbour, who has chosen to remain anonymous, bought one ticket and managed to secure £30k.
Postcode Lotto ambassador Matt Johnson delivered the good news to both neighbours over the weekend.
He said: “It was a pleasure to surprise Jo with a cheque for £60,000.
“I’m sure she and her neighbour will have an absolutely fantastic time spending their prize.
“Local charities have something to celebrate too, thanks to People’s Postcode Lottery players.
“They have raised more than £1.1 billion for charities and thousands of local good causes.
“Neighbours win and charities win. It’s the ultimate win-win situation!”
It comes after one lucky group of neighbours won a whopping £3.2million thanks to their postcode.
Out of the entire group, 11 lucky residents each took home £145,454.