Most of us dream of being lucky enough to win the Lottery once – but one person managed it twice in one draw.

The thrilled player was among 606 people from Cwmbran in Wales who shared a £3million jackpot on People’s Postcode Lottery.

They were one of the six biggest winners pocketing £196,528 but when officials broke the good news – delivered before the lockdown – they realised they had bought two tickets so were actually due a whopping £393,056.

The remaining winners received cheques ranging from £2,387 and £9,548, depending on how many tickets they play with.

Local finance worker Louise Harris was among the big £196,528 prize winners. She said: “I’m totally speechless. I never expected to win this kind of money and the champagne will definitely be popping tonight.

“Since hearing my postcode area had won, I haven’t been able to stop singing the ‘someone’s knockin’ at the door’ song. I’m ecstatic.”

Louise has a few ideas on how she’ll put her winnings to good use, including a few treats for her nine-year-old daughter, Daytona.

She added: “Daytona had her heart set on a dressing table for her bedroom. She kept saying ‘it will be a big win, mum, I’m sure’ and she was right! I’ve also always wanted to take her on a safari holiday. South Africa would be top of my list and thanks to winning, I’ll be able to make it even more memorable for us both.”

Nursery teacher Joanne James, 43, and her husband Huw, also landed £196,528.

She said: “This is going to make a huge difference to us. Our children, Tom and Georgina, both have bad eyesight, and this means we’ll be able to get the operation that our Georgie needs.

“That just by playing we are helping raise money for charity is hugely important to me. I lost my mum to cancer and I suffered so badly with the loss. What charities do to support people is just incredible and so important.

“It was the loss of my mum that pushed me to retrain and become a nursery teacher – I know that all she’d want is for me to be happy. One day I’ll maybe be able to open my own nursery now.”

People’s Postcode Lottery ambassadors Judie McCourt and Matt Johnson hosted the special winners’ event at Cwmbran Stadium.

Congratulating the winners, Wales’ own Matt Johnson said: “It’s been absolutely brilliant to see so many neighbours winning and celebrating together today.

“Finding out what the win means to them is one of my favourite parts of a Postcode Millions and none of our winners were short on ideas as to how they’ll spend the cash.

“A massive congratulations again to all of our lucky Cwmbran winners!”

With People’s Postcode Lottery, players win and good causes win. A minimum of 32% of each ticket goes to charity and players have raised more than £500 million for 7,500 charities and good causes since 2005.

For more information on People’s Postcode Lottery, please visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk or Facebook and Twitter.