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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T04:10:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe place where Britons are most likely to win the Postcode Lottery has been revealed.\n\nThe odds of winning a National Lottery jackpot stand at one in 45 million, and the odds of taking home anything at all one in 9.3.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPostcode Lottery players, however, enjoy odds of one in four, with smaller top prizes.\n\nLarger prizes, such as the Postcode Millions, Millionaire Street, or the £250,000 prize, see odds of around one in 250,000 - still more favourable than the National Lottery.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nIt can now be revealed exactly which postcodes are the luckiest.\n\nThe Birmingham \"B\" postcode has scored the most wins - picking up 1,595 since January 2011.\n\nNext was Sheffield's \"S\" postcode with 1,514 victories.\n\nManchester's \"M\" was in third place with 1,333 and Newcastle upon Tyne's \"NE\" secured fourth at 1,217.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nNottingham's \"NG\" postcode places it in the top five in with 1,177 wins, followed by Glasgow's \"G\" with 1,135.\n\nThe remaining top 10 are filled out with Cardiff's \"C\" (1,028), Peterborough's \"PE\" (987), Portsmouth's \"PO\" (962), and Bristol's \"BS\" (957).\n\nThese are some of Britain's most populated cities and areas, so it follows it is largely represented in the data when evaluating luck by most number of wins.\n\nBut London is notably unrepresented in the lucky list - despite its near-10-million population.\n\n### LATEST ON THE LOTTERY:\n\n\n\n\n  * Tributes pour in after sudden death of National Lottery winner in the Philippines\n  * National Lottery launches new system set to double your chances of winning life-changing jackpot\n  * Bricklayer celebrates EuroMillions victory with first driving lesson in supercar\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBritain's capital has only had 1,138 winners since February 2024, ranking it seventh among the country's regions.\n\nThe luckiest area in Britain is the North West, with 1,756 wins since February 2024.\n\nIn second was the South East with 1,663 - followed by Yorkshire and the Humber with 1,348.\n\nThe South West, with 1,291 wins came in fourth and the East of England followed in fifth with 1,239 wins.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLondon came in seventh with the West Midlands (995), East Midlands (957) and Wales (878) completing the top 10 by region.\n\nThe capital may have lower numbers of Postcode Lottery due to lower levels of participation, with higher play rates resulting in more wins.\n\nWhen divided by number of individual districts with postcodes, PR, for Preston, Lancashire, becomes the luckiest, with an average of 47.64 wins.\n\nNext up is \"WA\" in Warrington with 38.6 wins on average, followed by \"FY\" in Blackpool with 37.46.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Revealed: 'Britain's luckiest place' where you are most likely to win Postcode Lottery"
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