Are you looking to change your luck? Birmingham might be the right place for you because the National Lottery named Birmingham the luckiest place to live in the UK.
The B postcode has seen 205 millionaires since 1994 when the National Lottery began. This means, there’s been equivalent to one every seven weeks and in the last three years alone, 35 millionaires were created across Birmingham.
Birmingham is far above in luck than the rest of the country with Belfast coming in second place with 174 winners, followed by Glasgow with 158. Sheffield comes in at fourth place with 150, Newcastle and Liverpool follow each with 136 before Manchester places seventh with 133. Cardiff follows with 126 then Peterborough in ninth with 119.
One of the recent winners was a retired teacher - Celeste Cole - from Birmingham. She banked a massive £3.6M National Lottery win in July 2022.
She said, “It’s been an amazing year, winning the lottery is truly life-changing. I have been able to treat my family and buy a holiday home in Spain which will mean we can all create more memorable moments together. Something which would never have happened without the win.”
Celeste said: “Congratulations to all the Brummie winners so far, hoping for lots more in the future! I’ve always known we are a lucky city, and everyone should remember that it could be you, as long as you have a ticket in your pocket!”
Here are the publicly known winners from the B postcode in recent years:
5. Paul Cole from Bournville
Cadbury worker Paul Cole, 59, had no plans to leave his job when he won £1 million on the Euromillions in 2014. He was at work when he received the news but initially thought it was a joke. (Photo - Alex Yeung - stock.adobe.com) | Alex Yeung - stock.adobe.com
6. Colin and Brenda Roberts from Great Barr
The couple from Great Barr won a Lotto jackpot of £4.3m in April 2014. Brenda was 76 and Colin 56 at the time and the couple decided to buy a new house and car. Colin had retired to become a full-time carer for his wife at the time. (Photo - lenscap50 - stock.adobe.com) | lenscap50 - stock.adobe.com
7. Eleven members of a Villa supporters syndicate from Sutton Coldfield
The Aston Villa suppprters netted £1m on the Millionaire Raffle in February 2014. Engineer Simon Ashcroft had started the syndicate in 2013 and the football fans felt extremely lucky to have won. (Photo - Wendy - stock.adobe.com) | Wendy - stock.adobe.com
8. Paul and Marie Kibler from Sutton Coldfield
They scooped £2.1m on Lotto in February 2012. Mrs Kibler told The Mirror: “I always remember a lady saying to me, think lucky and you will be lucky. That and trying to be more positive to deal with stress and worry has led me to make a real effort to look on the bright side.” (Photo - piter2121 - stock.adobe.com) | piter2121 - stock.adobe.com