The win came as part of the Postcode Lottery's weekly Millionaire Street prize on a Saturday in April, with every ticket in the winning postcode SN12 7HB worth £142,857. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Pamela Hiscocks described the win as amazing and exciting, saying she never dreamed of such money. The Hiscocks, who live in a three-bedroom bungalow in Melksham, previously won their home in a competition run by developers in the 1960s.
According to Daily Mirror - Main, Anthony Hiscocks described how they won the house with a slogan, noting its original purchase price was £3,175, which was three years' wages at the time. The current value of the bungalow has not been disclosed. Pamela Hiscocks is 79 years old, and Anthony Hiscocks is 82 years old.
We've been lucky in the past, but this is just amazing. I can't take it in. That's big money. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd win that money. It's so exciting.
According to Daily Mirror - Main, Anthony Hiscocks described previously winning the football pools with a syndicate of 13 at work, sharing about £200,000. Their granddaughter Amy is 26 years old and due to get married in August, and the couple will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in October. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Pamela Hiscocks said they will spend the winnings on family, aiming to treat their granddaughter's wedding and pay for a cruise holiday.
The names of the six other neighbours who shared the prize pot are not known. Separately, Sharon Healy, 56, from Gosport, won a large sum in the Postcode Lottery, though the specific amount and whether it was from the same draw as the Hiscocks' win are unclear.
It's not real. I'm flabbergasted and gobsmacked.
This was a brand-new estate built by a company in Bath and the first 60 buyers had the chance to win their house in a competition. We had to write a slogan to advertise selling the houses. Mine was 'choose your plot and win the lot', and it won. The house was worth £3,175 or something like that, but that was three years' wages in those days.
Then I won the pools with a syndicate of 13 at work. It was £200,000 odd between us.
We'll spend the winnings on family. It's family first, always family first. I always want to make sure my family are alright.
What a wedding we're going to have. It would be nice to be able to treat my granddaughter and her boyfriend.
Amy said she wanted a cheque for her wedding. We might be able to put a couple of noughts on it now. We'll see the grandchildren OK. It's nice to win something that's enough to make a difference, rather than just to have a drink with.
We can pay for everyone to have a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'd like a cruise.