{"id":88838,"date":"2023-12-17T16:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88838"},"modified":"2023-12-17T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:04:03","slug":"i-scooped-90k-in-postcode-lottery-the-first-thing-im-buying-only-costs-180-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/lifestyle\/i-scooped-90k-in-postcode-lottery-the-first-thing-im-buying-only-costs-180-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I scooped \u00a390k in Postcode Lottery &#8211; the first thing I&#x27;m buying only costs \u00a3180 | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A WOMAN who won \u00a390,000 in the Postcode Lottery may have become an overnight near-millionaire &#8211; but her first purchase only costs \u00a3180.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer was getting her hair cut in her best friend&#x27;s kitchen when she found out she had won \u00a390,000. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MS-Harlow-SGP-Jennifer-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer, from Harlow in Essex, knew straight away what she wanted to splash her windfall on&#8230; A Ninja Air Fryer &#8211; to cook chicken and chips.<\/p>\n<p>The mum-of-three explained: &quot;There&#x27;s two drawers, we can do both.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The kitchen accessory is currently on sale with Argos for \u00a3180.<\/p>\n<p>Now ambulance emergency care assistant Jennifer can&#x27;t wait to celebrate Christmas with her family.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &quot;I&#x27;m such a Mrs Christmas. 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She lives out there, so we&#x27;ll get to see her and the kiddies.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer is currently awaiting an operation after breaking her ankle in February, but her win has put a smile on her face again as she plans her spending with water-softener engineer hubby Michael.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &quot;I kept saying to my husband, &#x27;Let&#x27;s just sit at the thousand and anything better than that is going to be amazing.&#x27; I&#x27;ve got to phone him and he&#x27;s going to be like, &#x27;What?!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Some of her Jennifer&#x27;s neighbours who all share the postcode CM18 6QT are now planning exotic holidays after the \u00a390,00 windfall. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SC_P26-27_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ON THE MONEY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How two mums saved \u00a3166 a week by switching from contactless to cash<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-4vfth8bd9-1702724611446.jpg\"><\/picture><span>REAL DEAL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Asda trick to get discounts revealed as customer bags \u00a310 of shopping for 10p<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/signage-jobcentre-plus-pictured-following-613266350-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PLEASE HOLD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>DWP to make big change to services for those on benefits next week<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gm_15-12_consumer_coffee_comp_720.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GOOD BREW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I tested coffee machines under \u00a350 &#8211; the winner was cheap and better than Costa<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Marion, an operating department practitioner in the town&#x27;s Princess Alexandra Hospital, said: &quot;We love travelling. We&#x27;d like to go to the Maldives and Australia and maybe look to take a bit longer with our holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I feel sick, excited and overwhelmed.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It comes after an OAP secured \u00a3333,000 on the Postcode Lottery but was told she would only take home a third because of an\u00a0age-old pact.<\/p>\n<p>And in Birmingham, a great gran-of-five bagged \u00a3111,111 as part of a \u00a31m win amongst her and eight neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Buckingham revealed what\u00a0her lucky charm\u00a0was ever since she bought the first one a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>And one group of neighbours on a\u00a0Manchester estate won \u00a33.2million\u00a0between them this\u00a0summer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ninja-air-fryer-866875161.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/splash-cash-i-knew-i-866649425-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/25081465\/postcode-lottery-the-first-thing-im-buying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A WOMAN who won \u00a390,000 in the Postcode Lottery may have become an overnight near-millionaire &#8211; but her first purchase only costs \u00a3180. 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