A number of postcodes in Dorset won thousands of pounds in the People's Postcode Lottery during August 2024.

Multiple streets across the county scooped prizes after their postcodes came out in the draw.

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a subscription lottery which aims to raise money for charities while also bringing cash prizes to homes across the UK.

Every day from Monday to Friday there are £1,000 prizes to be won for 20 different postcodes around the UK.

Meanwhile, on Saturdays, players could win a share of £1 million, and on Sundays, players could each win £30,000.

The People's Postcode Lottery website adds: "Every month players in a postcode sector share £3.2 Million or more. In this example, £1.6 Million of this will be shared equally by tickets playing with the winning postcode, with the other £1.6 Million being shared equally by tickets playing with the winning postcode sector.

"On the rare occasion where there are not enough winning tickets in the postcode sector, the area may be expanded to the postcode district."

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A minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket goes to charity and players have raised more than £1.3 billion for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

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Dorset August 2024 Postcode Lottery winners

Here are all the Dorset winners of the Postcode Lottery in August 2024 listed by when they were drawn:

  • DT11 9EU - Winterborne Zelston (drawn on August 6th)
  • BH19 3HP -  Langton Matravers (drawn on August 7th)
  • BH17 8TX - Poole (drawn on August 9th)
  • BH18 8HY - Poole (drawn on August 16th)
  • BH5 1AN - Bournemouth (drawn on August 19th)
  • BH12 5DH - Poole (drawn on August 21st)
  • DT1 2SA - Dorchester (drawn on August 22nd)

All of the Dorset winners for this month picked up £1,000 prizes during the week, with no lucky postcode being picked up for the larger prizes at the weekend.