Watch the moment Rotherham mum-to-be wins HUGE prize on the People's Postcode Lottery

The Star, Sheffield

This is a incredible moment Lauren from Rotherham won her enormous share of the People's Postcode Lotterys biggest ever prize pot.  Players across S65 3 took home tens of thousands of pounds at a big event today - but Lauren came away with the most.  See her incredible reaction.

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00:00It's our absolute pleasure to present you with a cheque for...

00:05Oh my God, no way!

00:08Yes, way.

00:09£418,057.

00:14Oh my God.

00:15You okay?

00:17Oh my God.

00:20Do you want to hug it out?

00:21Thank you so much, yeah.

00:22Oh my God.

00:23Oh, it's our absolute pleasure.

00:26Oh, you're going to make me cry, you are.

00:30I'm actually expecting a baby as well in June next year.

00:32Oh, really?

00:33Yeah.

00:34Oh, congratulations.

00:35Wow.

00:36Well, that's going to be a really good start for that family.

00:40Oh my God.

00:41Yeah, that's a lot, isn't it?

00:42That's a lot of money, I can't believe it.

00:44We don't often do this, but it's quite a lot of money.

00:48We were very smart for joining all those years ago.

00:52Oh my God.

00:53You're very clever.

00:55Do you know what was really clever when you did sign up?

00:57Yeah.

00:58You did sign up with two cheques.

01:02With two tickets, didn't you?

01:04Oh my God, no way.

01:06Please, I'll hold that, you hold on to that one.

01:08Three, two, one.

01:09Congratulations.

01:11That's another cheque.

01:13That's another cheque for £418,037.

01:18Oh my God.

01:20Taking it way over £800,000.

01:25That's yours, that's yours.

01:26You can hold that.

01:27Now tell me, how do you feel?

01:28Well, tell them how you feel.

01:29Absolutely gobsmacked, beyond words.

01:32I can't believe it.

01:33Oh my God, thank you so much.

01:36What does that mean to you?

01:37Everything.

01:38It's absolutely life-changing.

01:40My mum's had cancer this year, I've had cancer,

01:42my dad's had a massive stroke,

01:44but we just carry on and get by like you do do.

01:47And this is just going to change all his life forever.

01:49Forever?

01:50Yeah.

01:51That's a generational change.

01:52Two of them.

01:53Show the cameras that.

01:54I'm going to give my mum and dad one, and I'll have one.

01:56Well, why not?

01:58You've got options now.

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