Tension is building in a residential area of Inverness after it was revealed some lucky residents are line in for a £1million prize.
The People’s Postcode Lottery has announced that its latest jackpot is headed north to the Highland capital, or more specifically, to the IV2 7 postcode.
The Postcode Belter prize of £1,108,000 is the largest since the lottery started in November 2007.
The winning postcode covers parts of Balloch, Smithton and Culloden, but yesterday organisers were not saying how many residents were in line for a prize.
And they teasingly only revealed part of the postcode.
Participants, who paid £2 for a ticket, are being invited to a party at Balloch Primary School on Sunday, where winning cheques will be handed out by presenter Angus Purden. The event will also be filmed, with the footage expected to be used for the lottery’s advertising
Mr Purden said: “We’re so excited that we will be celebrating our Postcode Belter in another great Scottish destination.
“Inverness is such a beautiful part of the country with so many People’s Postcode Lottery players. The £1,108,000 prize pot is our biggest so far and I can’t wait to see the faces of our lucky players when I hand out cheques for the biggest winnings yet.”
The previous Postcode Belter saw £1million being given to residents in Kinross in November last year.
The jackpot was shared between 89 people, with two taking home top prizes of more than £78,000 each.
But winning players in Inverness were keeping a low profile yesterday.
An employee at the Keppoch Road Co-op said she had not heard anyone talking about the prize.
And Balloch Community Council chairman Ian Williams said: “I didn’t enter and I have not heard if anyone is a winner.
“Whoever has got a prize is keeping quiet.”
The People’s Lottery has raised more than £1.7million for Scottish charities such as Maggie’s cancer centres, Children 1st, Missing People and the Scottish Wildlife Trust.