Somerset veteran wins £500k Postcode Lottery prize after thinking it was a joke

Veteran who forgot he bought Lottery tickets scoops £500,000 jackpot

An army veteran from Somerset has secured a £500,000 lottery prize on a game he had entirely forgotten he was still entering. Rick Robinson, 58, from Street, initially dismissed the telephone call informing him of his windfall as a prank.The former soldier had completely lost track of his ongoing Postcode Lottery subscription. He only began to believe the caller's claims after ending the conversation and verifying the direct debit payment in his…

Veteran scoops £500k lottery jackpot after forgetting he had entered

The man did not believe he had won the cash until checking his bank for his direct debit.

Somerset veteran wins £500k Postcode Lottery prize after thinking it was a joke

An ex-Army veteran from Somerset has scooped a life-changing Postcode Lottery win after initially thinking it was a joke.

Postcode Lottery win for Somerset man who forgot he had a ticket

Rick Robinson says he initially thought it was "a joke" when he was contacted about the prize.