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Town celebrates 'life changing' £12.3m lottery win

Charis Scott-Holm,East Yorkshire and Lincolnshireand
Jake Zuckerman,in Sutton on Sea
News imageBBC A large crowd of people stand holding replica cheques above their heads, with a woman with blonde hair in the foreground holding a sign stating £389,846.BBC
Tracey Hill was left "speechless" after winning almost £400,000

Residents of a seaside town in Lincolnshire have celebrated after sharing a £12.3m People's Postcode Lottery jackpot.

At a special event at Sutton on Sea's King George Playing Fields earlier, residents opened individual envelopes to find out how much they would be taking from the draw.

Tracey Hill, who lives in the winning LN12 2 postcode, won £389,846 which she described as "life changing".

She described the win as a "big shock" and said: "It just means that I've not got to worry anymore about money at all."

Hill said she would spend the money on a new car, a holiday, and would help her daughter pass her driving test.

Residents living in the winning postcode area were guaranteed a prize of at least £2,000.

News imageA queue of men and women of all ages goes back as far as the eye can see, along a lane with cars parked either side and a sea embankment on the right.
The lucky postcode holders lined up to find out how much they had won
News imageAn aerial shot of the event - a football pitch with a large stage, crowds of people, and picnic tables with parasols.
There was a festival atmosphere at the event which was held at the town's football club
News imageA blonde haired woman in the foreground holds a mock cheque up above her head for £15,702. In the background crowds of people hold up their own amounts - such as £7,851 and £23,553.
The prize amounts were dependent on the individual residents' postcode

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