I thought I’d won £1k in the Postcode Lottery & was thrilled – but mistake left me close to tears

A GREAT-grandmother was celebrating when she thought she’d won £1,000 on the lottery – but welled up when she realised her mistake.

Shirley Hehir, 83, scooped £66,666 alongside her neighbours in Folkestone, Kent in the People’s Postcode Lottery last week.

Postcode LotteryGran Shirley Hehir has landed a jackpot lotto win – and was almost in tears when she realised[/caption] Postcode LotteryShirley and her neighbours won their share of this week’s People’s Postcode Lottery[/caption]

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