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Lotto punters in Paisley are living in one of the luckiest towns in the country, according to new figures.

The National Lottery revealed the PA postcode area is home to the second highest number of big money lottery winners per head of population in Scotland over the past five years.

And not only that, Paisley ranks second in the whole of the UK.

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Statistics reveal in the last five years, 59 top tier prizes of at least £50,000 have been banked by players in the PA postcode, including the creation of an incredible 14 lottery millionaires.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said: “Paisley has enjoyed plenty of lottery luck over the past five years.

“It’s not only one of the luckiest postcodes in Scotland but also in the UK, with 59 people celebrating life-changing big wins and a fantastic 14 of those becoming millionaires.

“The National Lottery makes, on average, a new millionaire every day meaning there are big winners in every corner of the country. We are always ready to help celebrate and have plenty of champagne on ice.”

And it isn’t just lucky players winning big, the whole Renfrewshire community benefits from the money raised by The National Lottery.

Grants worth over £2.9bn have been distributed to 61,187 National Lottery funded projects, with many area groups sharing in cash, such as a recent £1.9 million investment in townscape heritage.

While bosses at Paisley Museum are chasing vital Lotto funds to refurbish the attraction as the town has emerged as the only Scottish contender remaining in the 2021 UK City of Culture contest.

Lotto bosses added each National Lottery stake helps to raise, on average, over £30M every week for Good Causes. This helps fund small projects in every local community as well as national projects such as helping fund our Olympians and Paralympians.

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