'I won £330,000 on the Postcode Lottery using rule most people don't know about'

'I won £330,000 on the Postcode Lottery using rule most people don't know about'Lee Plant, 40, banked the prize on Saturday - and says it's all down to a little-known rule and his mum's adviceCommentsNewsRobert Rowlands Deputy editor, money and lifestyle, content hub14:28, 06 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesA man has scooped £333,000 after he made use of a little-known Postcode Lottery rule. Lee Plant, 40, pocketed the prize on Saturday, April 4 - just two weeks after contemplating abandoning his Postcode Lottery membership.‌And the warehouse worker credits it entirely to mum Wendy, who advised him to maintain his subscription at his previous address – despite returning to live with her. Lee, from Stoke -on-Trent, Staffordshire, said: "If it wasn't for my mum, I wouldn't be here now - simple as that.‌"I nearly cancelled my ticket and then mum told me not to." Wendy, 59, added: "I told him to keep it. I was already playing with my postcode, and I said, 'just leave yours going', and look what's happened!‌View 6 Images"It's like a dream... it really is. I'm glad I told him to keep playing." Lee is amongst three neighbours in the Meir area of Stoke dividing £1million after ST3 6AL secured the Millionaire Street prize.He had been preparing to end his membership when he departed his shared accommodation on Weston Road in Meir approximately 12 months ago and went back to his mum's in the Northwood area. Lee explained: "I used to live on Weston Road in shared accommodation, then I moved back in with my mum about a year ago."‌But he continued playing using his former postcode - a choice that turned out to be vital. Lee said: "I carried on playing using that postcode. A lot of people don't realise you can do that.View 6 Images"I read it on the website - you can play with your old postcode, or any postcode." The magnitude of the win - which is tax free - has yet to...