An Everton fan almost missed out on winning £142,000. Colin Homer, 69, and his wife Janet, 67, put their home on the market two weeks ago – and now their postcode has landed a share of a £1m prize.

Their luck is down to them not having a quick sale on the house, says Colin, or they couldn't missed out on the fortune completely. Colin, who lives in Hertfordshire, said: “We’d only put the house on the market two weeks ago. If it had sold quickly, we could’ve easily stopped the ticket - but fate had other ideas.”

Colin was among seven neighbours in Waltham Cross sharing the lottery’s weekly £1m Millionaire Street prize when EN8 7QY was announced as the winner on Saturday, October 11. Each winning ticket was worth £142,857.

The couple, who have two children, now plan to use the winnings to help fund their upcoming move and finally relax after a "tough few years".

Janet said: “We’ve had some rough times. My dad was...