Three ticket holders in Glentham, Lincolnshire, shared a £1 million Postcode Lottery jackpot on July 18, 2026. Each winning ticket yielded £333,333 under the LN8 2EX postcode.
Winners Overcome Health Crises
Among the winners were 46-year-old Rebecca Andrews and her 70-year-old husband, David Docherty.
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The couple secured a third of the prize following a year marked by job loss and severe health emergencies.
Docherty, an ambulance service worker and former Kosovo humanitarian, spent five weeks in intensive care after emergency surgery for chronic diverticulitis and internal bleeding.
He lost over two stone during the ordeal.
Months later, Andrews suffered life-threatening anaphylactic shock from a hornet sting while home alone. She survived because paramedics accessed the house through an unlocked front door.
"It doesn't feel real at all. It was a complete shock.
It’s unbelievable. I feel like I'm in a weird dream," said Andrews.
"I lost my job in the NHS in January. David nearly died.
Then I nearly died," she added. "It's just been really, really stressful – one thing after another."
Docherty reflected on his recovery, noting that a conversation with a hospital domestic worker named Naomi helped restore his spirit.
"I got to the stage where I just thought, 'If I go, I go,'" he said. "You come through all the rubbish, and then sometimes something wonderful happens.
This has given us hope again."
The couple plans to use their payout to help fund family weddings, purchase a Ragdoll kitten, buy personal items, and care for their animals on their farmhouse property.
