The East Cheshire Hospice lottery is still going as strong as ever as it approaches its 30th anniversary.
More than 6,500 tickets are sold each week for scheme which has raised around £5m since it began in 1995.
Tickets still cost just £1 a week with a random lucky winner receiving a surprise phone call every Tuesday morning to break the news they have won the £1,000 jackpot.
There are also 22 other cash prizes, including a second prize of £200 which is currently rolled over at £1,400.
Lottery income covers the cost of running the Sunflower Centre one day a week.
Hospice staff (from left) Celia Stanley, Louise Ball and Amy Williams with scratch cards.
Lottery manager Carol Frain said: “Our lottery gets amazing support and has done ever since it started. We get some really nice reactions from winners.
“The scheme is such an important fundraiser for the Hospice and we’d like to thank everyone for their wonderful support.
“Many of our supporters have been playing our lottery since the beginning and I suppose it’s an easy and inexpensive way to support the Hospice on a regular basis.
“We’re always on the lookout for new players who can enter via our website.”
Visit www.eastcheshirehospice.org.uk/support/lottery/. Most players pay by direct debit at £4.34 monthly.
Scratch cards are also a steady source of income for the charity. Cards are £1 and can win up to £200.
Carol said: “The scratch cards have been a welcome addition to our portfolio and are popular at Christmas and as wedding favours.”
