Lucky Wendy has won the £1,000 jackpot on two separate occasions, most recently in February 2025 and previously in 2014.

Wendy shared her reasons for taking part, “Many people are touched by cancer and other serious illnesses – including family and friends of mine. By playing the Hospice Lottery, I know I am helping the fantastic work that the Hospice does for local people.

“I have played the Hospice Lottery since it began and as well as these big wins, I have also picked up a number of smaller prizes over the years.

“It is important to support your community and I hope that people reading this will sign up to help the Hospice provide care for people in and around our own town – this could mean supporting people that you know.”

Greg Hildreth, a Senior Manager at Alice House said, “Our Lottery players help to provide sustainable funding and their regular membership payments help us manage our finances effectively. One of our current fundraising priorities is to attract more players, offering them the opportunity to win up to £1,000 every week. It is an affordable way to provide regular support to local families accessing Hospice care.

“Thanks to Wendy for sharing her story and to all of our Lottery players for making a real difference to local patients and families.” The Hospice Lottery costs £1 per week to play and is drawn every Friday, when players can win eleven prizes of up to £1,000 plus a weekly Rollover prize of up to £10,000. Players can take as many numbers in the Lottery as they wish. To sign up via direct debit, please click here.

Alice House Hospice provides care and support to patients and families affected by life limiting illness, or the death of a loved one in Hartlepool, Tees Valley and East Durham.

It costs over £3.6m to fund these services for one year; the Hospice receives just over 25% of this in Government funding, leaving a shortfall of over £7,000 to be raised every single day.