Man thought he’d received massive on Postcode Lottery – however bundle left him gutted
Picture the scene.
You’re convinced you’ve hit the jackpot with the lottery, your mind is racing with all the lavish ways you could splash the cash… then your hopes are dashed in an instant.
That’s exactly what went down for a bloke in Manchester, who got a delivery from the People’s Postcode Lottery. Chris Cork, who posts as @chriscork89, was sure he’d struck gold when a white parcel plastered with the lottery’s logo landed on his doorstep.
He reckoned he was about to see his life change before his eyes. But instead of getting a fat cheque, he was left feeling gutted when he discovered the actual contents of the package.
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In his viral video’s caption, which has racked up more than 60,000 likes, he explained: “I am a Peoples Postcode Lottery WINNER… well I thought I was!!!”
In the footage, he shares: “I’ve been doing the People’s Postcode Lottery for eight years. The postman just knocked on my door, gave me this, which is quite big. Sealed. I thought I f***** done it. I’ve won a lot of money.
“Look out the door to see if there was a camera crew there or Daniel was there, nobody was there. I thought it says ‘share your win’. As I peeled that back, a little bit of excitement creeps in. I thought this could be a cheque. If you look at the size of that, it looks like a cheque could be in there.”
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However, upon opening the parcel, he was left dumbfounded by the contents. “You will never guess what I have won,” he continued.
“Congratulations. You’ve won to set a f***** handmade soaps. I mean, they don’t even smell nice. F*** sake! Why do you need that for two little soaps?
“I played it eight years and they’ve never, ever done anything like that. Soaps or anything. I went from a cheque, a couple of grand to two f*****g soaps that are going to go in the bin.”
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The video had TikTok users in stitches, with many claiming they would have reacted similarly. One user said: “Sorry mate you had me in stitches.”
Another chimed in: “Never played it. So tempted now after seeing such charity fair prizes on offer,” while another remarked: “That’s worse than the few teabags I won.” A fourth added: “I thought it was just money people won.”
The People’s Postcode Lottery has been approached for a comment.
