A COUPLE have shared how they won £125,000 on the lottery after James Adams forgot to cancel their direct debit.
Rohanna Coulthard, 30, told fiancé James to cancel their £12.25 a month subscription for the Postcode Lottery as they saved for their wedding in June next year.
James Adam, 31, and his fiancée Rohanna Coulthard won £125,000 on the Postcode Lottery[/caption]
Rohanna told James to cancel their £12.25 a month subscription as they saved for their wedding, but he thankfully forgot[/caption]
However, as luck would have it, due to his own self-described ‘incompetence’, the 31-year-old motion graphic designer forgot and won £125,000.
Their postcode – in Kingswood near Bristol – came up in this month’s draw securing them a sizeable share of the £1m cash prize pot along with seven of their neighbours.
James said: “I was going to stop doing it three months ago then forgot. Thank God for just being lazy and really silly. Incompetence pays off!”
Rohanna, who started screaming and giggling as soon as the cheque was revealed, said: “James never told me that he had signed up and I asked him to cancel the direct debit when I saw it going out because we are saving for the wedding.
“Thank goodness he didn’t. I wouldn’t be- doing too great and [would] probably not be very well.”
She laughed: “But here we are. I forgive him.”
The couple are planning to put their £125,000 jackpot towards a new bathroom and a honeymoon – following their wedding in Devon in May 2027.
The Lord Of The Rings fans got engaged three years ago and will now excitedly plan a honeymoon to their dream destination of New Zealand where the blockbusters were filmed.
James said: “We’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand to see the Hobbits! We’re big Lord Of The Rings fans. I’ve got a lot of family over there.
James, who has a tower with the Eye of Sauron tattooed on his left arm, said: “It’s a really beautiful place with lots of rolling fields and mountains.”
Admin worker Rohanna added: “We hadn’t planned a honeymoon. We thought we’d just do a minimoon to somewhere like Cornwall.
“Now to be able to do New Zealand is incredible…and find some Hobbit holes.
“We could maybe do French Polynesia on the same trip. It’s got luscious greenery and lots of open water.”
The couple opened up for their plans to use the cash for some home improvements, and a treat for their rescue greyhound, Marge.
Rohanna said: “This is going to help so much. It’ll go on the wedding for sure. We’ve been saving for it as much as we possibly can.
“We’ll get the bathroom gutted. We can get those nice tiles. And we’ll get the house plastered instead of me Polyfilla-ing it with my bare hands.”
She added: “The dog needs a new harness. Hers is falling apart.”
James chipped in: “You dream of something like this happening. We’re ecstatic, bewildered, thrilled…”
How to play the People’s Postcode Lottery?
For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.
Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.
Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.
