Jean Davies from Merseyside won £60,000 in the Postcode Lottery Christmas draw in 2018. Thanks to her grandson accidentally registering her twice, she won double the amount. Sadly, Jean and her husband Brian both died within months of each other and never spent a penny of the winnings.
When Jean Davies from Billinge in Merseyside, signed up to the Postcode Lottery in October 2018, she was hoping for a small win at some point. Her grandson Paul had helped her register online and had accidentally pressed the 'register' button twice. It meant she'd be paying £20 instead of £10 per month. He said he could cancel and re-register but Jean told him not to worry. Several of Jean's neighbours did the Postcode Lottery but, as far as she knew, none of them had won anything.
So she was stunned beyond belief when, just two months after registering, she received an email saying she'd won the Christmas draw. Despite having no idea how much she'd won, Jean and her husband Brian, both 82 at the time, were over the moon. Daughter Gillian, 58 at the time, says: 'Mum and Dad had never won anything before so it was a big surprise for them. They had no idea how much they'd won but they were thrilled nonetheless.' A few days later, there was a knock at their door: it was the lottery team. Jean invited the team in to her home she and Brian had lived in for 40 years. Jean Davies and her husband Brian were elated when they won the Postcode Lottery - but they died within months of each other and never spent a penny Jean (right), pictured with People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Jeff Brazier,, was said to be excited about spending her winnings Once inside, the team revealed that Jean had won a whopping £60,000. Had Jean just registered once, the prize would have been £30,000. Thanks to her grandson making the 'mistake' of registering twice, she won double. 'Mum and Dad couldn't believe it,' remembers Gillian. 'We'd all gone over to the house that day as we knew the team were coming. 'After they told us how much it was, we were whooping for joy and dancing around the living room
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