Wishaw man wins share of £1m jackpot in People's Postcode Lottery

A stunned Celtic fan has scored a huge win on People’s Postcode Lottery. 

Peter McGhee, 57, pocketed £100,000 after sharing a £1m jackpot with eight other neighbours. 

Now the lorry driver, formerly of Craigneuk, in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, is planning to treat his kids, book a dream hol – and a snap up a new set of Uilleann pipes. 

Dad-of-three Peter, now living in Wokingham, Berkshire, said: “I didn’t know what to think, I was taken by surprise. 

“We’ll have a lovely holiday. We can go anywhere now. We went to New York a few years ago and we’ve not been back to Florida since 2005. We can do that now definitely.” 

Catering worker wife Louise, 44 – who’d like to trade her BMW for a Mercedes-AMG - said: “This doesn’t happen to us. I wished one day someone would knock on our door. Now you have, I cannot put into words how I feel."  

Peter shared the £1 million with eight neighbours after RG40 1LL landed Postcode Lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize on Saturday, December 30. Each ticket was worth £100,000. One person doubled the prize to £200,000 thanks to playing with two.

Musical Peter now wants to revive his love of the Uilleann pipes – or Irish bagpipes – after previously playing in folk bands. 

He said: “I’d like to get a new set of Uilleann pipes. I used to play a lot in folk bands, and I also play the whistle and the flute.” 

But Peter, who moved down south 35 years ago, won’t be buying a season ticket for his beloved Bhoys. He added: “I live too far away for that now.” 

Earlier this month, Wokingham was voted one of the happiest places to live in Britain in a survey published by estate agents Rightmove. 

Peter laughed: “This has certainly made it a wee bit happier now.”