Jools Tinsley, a 62-year-old retiree from Caister near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, won £885.71 on the free online lottery, Pick My Postcode!

Jools, who has lived in Norfolk for the majority of her life, is retired from local government and now runs an Etsy shop, creating handmade crafts. Jools first joined Pick My Postcode in 2015, and finally after years of checking daily and building her bonus through surveys, her postcode was picked on the Main draw, winning her an amazing £885.71, completely for free.
When asked how it felt to win, Jools said: “It’s awesome. It will allow us to treat our close family.” Jools said the win was a particularly welcome surprise after what had been a difficult day. She planned to go to bed early after she’d had treatment that day on a retinal tear, she decided to check her emails, and after seeing her daily email reminder was shocked to log in and see that she had in fact won the main draw. When asked how she planned to spend the winnings, Jools said: “We’d already decided to go camping together so as well as covering the pitch costs we’ll look after the cost for everything.”
The site offers multiple opportunities for your postcode to be picked every single day. Pick My Postcode has 6,369 active members in Norfolk and since 2011, the residents have won a total of £63,308.07. Jool’s win proves that checking Pick My Postcode takes only seconds but could make a huge difference. Join thousands of members who check daily and start growing your own bonus today!
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A Nick Name
2 hours ago
I had an email recently from Oaknorth bank due to the fact that one of my fixed term accounts is about to mature. I've been on 6% for the last few years. You can always tell a good bank when they offer you a Loyalty Bonus and in this case that's what they've done. I called them today to clarify it. It seems if I had a million pounds with them, by being a Loyal Customer over the year I could receive £100 more than a new customer opening the same account. Maybe I should mention, I don't have a million. If I had 100,000 I'd get the same rate difference, £10 more than a new customer. I don't have £100,000 with them either. If we still paid for phone calls the amount I have probably wouldn't have paid for the call. He actually said well on the amount you have yes that's all you'd earn. So I suggested that it doesn't matter how much I had. I have numerous savings, ISAs, stocks etc and if I wish to consolidate them I'd still get the same rate difference. Obviously the answer was yes, but it seems I'm free to go elsewhere, which I thought was good of him to tell me. I don't think I needed to be told that. In about 45 years of banking I don't think I've ever come across a Loyalty Bonus of 0.01% more than the normal rate. I've already set it up to withdraw on the date it matures. So, if anyone wants a bank that will rip you off for being loyal, it's Oaknorth bank.
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1 hours ago
Wasn't Oaknorth a one horse building society in High Holborn, London in the early 1980's? I seem to remember wishing I had some money in them days as there was a big poster in their window offering an amazing top 16% interest on savings.
Marie
8 hours ago
Question of the day: Are you somebody who holds a grudge?
If you have any questions that you would like us to ask, please feel free to email us at admin@pickmypostcode.com
DaSoothMoother
2 hours ago
I try not too, but one ex neighbour ripped me off, lied, swore at me and doubted my parents marriage.
She will never be forgiven.
🧙♂️🧑🦯🤣
Cakey🎂
2 hours ago
Yes, it is about how my 11 year old daughter was treated by neighbours - I will not forget.
Buttercup2
2 hours ago
Same, some things you just can't let go of, even if it's too late to do anything...
Glitter
3 hours ago
A couple of things, I will not let go even though they are years ago
Too bad to forgive and forget
Barrie
3 hours ago
I'm too lazy.
Little Owl
3 hours ago
The Count of Monte Cristo springs to mind (if I think too much about the past).
samandi
3 hours ago
No, it's too much like hard work keeping hold of it
tracy
3 hours ago
Some yes.
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5 hours ago
I'll gladly let them hold it ... after I've connected the induction coil & power supply to it. 😲⚡🔌
A Nick Name
5 hours ago
Ooh yes!! I've a list, but don't worry, it's getting shorter all the time.
Shyboy
5 hours ago
Yes I do. Both of them about employment.
Dee
10 hours ago
AI tells me that there are currently around 1.8 million active postcodes in the UK. I believe that the chances of winning the National Lottery are something like 1 in 290 million, so the chances of winning here are pretty good in comparison, and it costs nothing!
Buttercup2
2 hours ago
Yes the £1 for 2 numbers seems a bit stingy, at least you got a chance of something with the free lucky dip...
I was lucky enough to get 3 numbers a few weeks before it changed, went to the till for my £30 prize and got £80! Seems it was a roll down week and every winner got extra, a lovely surprise 😊
Bob up and Down🟦
3 hours ago
Well the £1 makes sense as they used to give you a free ticket worth £2. The £10 is I assume because they’ve changed the balance of the other prizes. I miss the lucky dips, I used to save them up for the must be won draws
A Nick Name
4 hours ago
I've also just found out that getting three numbers on the National Lottery seems to pay £10, whereas previously I tended to get £30, and on a roll down it was £54. I don't know if it changes at all but it was regularly £30, and now checking various draws it's £10. What I also don't like is 2 numbers gives you £1, not even the cost of a ticket.
Bruce8
5 hours ago
Hi Dee, you number is way off. The odds of winning a jackpot on the national lottery are 1 in 45,057,474. Though with the arrival of 2 shots a the big prize then maybe these results should be halved. Either way, in order to stand a chance of winning you have to pay. Here, no matter what the odds are you just spend time, not money.
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5 hours ago
Ah but the National Lottery picks random numbers from the whole range- including those not registered, so many of those combinations are not won by players .... whereas PMP picks only from the active numbers registered (which is well under 63% of the total UK's postcodes) & everyone's a winner, & it's all free ... if they would only check & claim.
Marie
8 hours ago
The stats at the bottom of the Main Page state that we currently have just under 63% of the UK's postcodes registered with us, though some of these will be dormant.
Chocolate Spaniel
10 hours ago
Only active registered members are in the (up to) 9 draws a day, not the whole of the UK.
Clive205
10 hours ago
I don’t own a dog so it be great if adverts could actually be based on other things that actually relate to me. You have asked so many survey questions there can hardly be anything that you don’t know about me.
Lol 63
1 hours ago
@Clive205 (You rhyme by the way)
I had a series of ads and offers for dog food, and when I queried it was told that I didn't have to have a dog to qualify for dog food.
Still haven't quite put that together yet.
ChilliGilli
2 hours ago
Why does it have to be in his image? Why not just Trump himself as piranha food?!
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5 hours ago
I've had many surveys ask what pets I have, but see plenty of Ads for Dog & Cat food.
What about some croc or piranha food in the image of Trump?
A Nick Name
5 hours ago
There are probably some subjects they're not allowed to ask about in surveys.😂
Marie
8 hours ago
If you are referring to ads, we only make the ads for our other sites Win A Dinner & PMPCompetitions and for our Games & Puzzles page. The rest are just ad spaces which we rent out to Google ads. They all have an x in the corner and only take a second to close.
If you mean the offers we have, these are for companies that we are affiliated with. They are not personalised, so we wouldn't know that it isn't relevant to you. We have offers like this because many people do have pets and so would be interested in them. You can just ignore them if they are not for you.
As for the questions on the Survey Draw, we have a large database of questions and so there will be a variety of things you may be asked. None of them are personally identifiable.
liz
16 hours ago
Surprised but delighted to have won on the Stackpot after many years of checking (which also meant a tidy bonus was added to my £10 Stackpot prize.) Money arrived very quickly in my PayPal account. Thank you, PMP!
Tiseye
2 hours ago
Enjoy spending it 🎉
Glitter
3 hours ago
Nice one
tracy
3 hours ago
Congratulations Liz
Buttercup2
5 hours ago
Congratulations Liz 🎊 🥳🎉 💷 👏👏
Angry Bear
8 hours ago
Many congratulations on your win.
Jonathonstrand
9 hours ago
Congratulations Liz 🎉 🤩
Barrie
10 hours ago
Congratz Liz, enjoy spending it (I hope that it was a large bonus).
Kandizak
10 hours ago
Well done Liz 👏
Alley1940
11 hours ago
Well done.
MA
12 hours ago
Congratulations - persistence pays off
tetleyt
12 hours ago
🥳🥳🥳
Sylvia Robbins
12 hours ago
Congratulations, Liz. - a lovely surprise. x
Poppy
13 hours ago
Congratulations! 🥳
Em
14 hours ago
You're welcome Liz.
maddadof
14 hours ago
Well done, hope you had a nice bonus...
Chocolate Spaniel
15 hours ago
🎉 Congrats 🎉
Damsel
15 hours ago
Congratulations on your win! 🎉
Suelero
15 hours ago
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉🎉
Hopeful2B
15 hours ago
It's a great feeling, isn't it! I had a win a little while ago, after a very long wait.
15 hours ago
Lovely! Congrats on your win. Your patience has been rewarded! 😀