All my neighbours scooped £83,000 on the Postcode Lottery – but I DOUBLED my winnings due to nifty trick
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A LUCKY homeowner was left stunned when she and her neighbours won the lottery and she got a much larger portion. Julie Wilson-Homewood from Barnham, West Sussex, was in disbelief when someone knocked on her door and handed her a check worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
![[Julie Wilson-Homewood and her daughter Torie were stunned at their lottery win]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/i-doubled-winnings-due-nifty-959488008.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Just days before Christmas, Julie won £166,666 with the People's Postcode Lottery. She was one of nine neighbours with the same postcode to win a tidy sum this week. The £1m Millionaire Street prize was gifted to players with the postcode PO22 0DQ. But, thanks to a key decision by Julie she was able to double her winnings while her neighbours received £83,333 - the price of each winning ticket.
![[Julie won double the money after she hedged her bets]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/i-doubled-winnings-due-nifty-959488084.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She must have been feeling extra lucky as Julie decided to buy two tickets for the lottery and so she won twice. Julie told the People's Postcode Lottery officials: "It's incredible, I still can't quite believe it.". The mum explained how the windfall has opened up doors for their family, most notably her daughter Torie who runs a wool-based clothing business called Feral Fibres.
![[Diane Daughtrey won triple the money after buying three tickets]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/i-doubled-winnings-due-nifty-959488013.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I'm just so happy because I know that things are also going to change for Torie now," she said. "We could get her some sheep of her own. That could be something down the line that might happen.". Torie and her tearful mum accepted the cheque together while Julie's husband Paul was at work.
![[Many of the neighbours scooped £83,000 on the Postcode Lottery]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/i-doubled-winnings-due-nifty-959488085.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I was in disbelief that it could happen, and then when I saw all the Postcode Lottery red jackets, I messaged my husband and said, 'It's real!'" Julie recalled. As well as helping out with her daughter's business, Julie is also hoping to go on holiday with Paul.
