AN Irvine man says he can’t stop staring at the cheque on his mantelpiece, after winning a £25,000 jackpot. 

Rodney Speirs, 49, was the lucky winner of the People’s Postcode Lottery in the draw on Saturday, July 9.

The heating and ventilation supervisor, from Newhouse Way, was the only winner in his street.

It was the icing on the cake in a run of good fortune for Rodney, who was over the moon to receive the cheque for a grand total of £25,000. 

He said: “This is a different kind of excitement. Good things do come in threes. My wife Mandy and I are 31 years married this week, one of my sons has just been accepted to the college he wants to go to, and now this!

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“I’m going to book a holiday and get some things done around the house. I’m also going to take my friends and family out for some superb nosh.”

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt, who presented the £25,000 cheque to Rodney on his doorstep, was delighted to make the trip to Ayrshire to present the prize.

She said: “What a fabulous time I had in Girdle Toll filming Rodney’s big surprise. With People’s Postcode Lottery there are chances to win every day and players like Rodney are helping to raise so much money for good causes around the country.”

Over £129 million has been raised to date by players of the charity lottery for good causes across Great Britain and internationally.

Player supported charities near today’s Ayrshire winner include Kilmarnock YMCA, which received £14,398 last year, and the Craigie Amateur Community Sports Club, which was awarded £582 in 2016.

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