County Durham woman wins £666k as Stephen Mulhern makes surprise phone call

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The Northern Echo

Will Foxx

Mon, 2 November 2026 at 1:40 pm UTC

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Stephen Mulhern surprises lucky winner Catherine from County Durham with a spooky Halloween treat of £666,000 cash prize from Global’s Cash Call competition. (Image: Global)

A County Durham woman scooped a huge prize in a radio station giveaway competition.

Support worker Catherine won £666,000 in radio group Global's Cash Call on Friday (October 30).

She received the call from TV presenter Stephen Mulhern while sitting in a car on her way to a caravan holiday.

Making the call Mulhern told her: "I am so over the moon for you - for some people, Halloween is scary, but for you it's a dream."

Catherine was stunned by the news, saying: "Oh my god, you're joking? It honestly feels like a dream.


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"I feel like I'm going to wake up and it's not real."

Her grandmother, who was in the car with her, added: "I hope it's not one of your jokes, Stephen."

Since launching last November, Cash Call has made four people millionaires, including Rachel from Surbiton, who won a record-breaking £1.5 million earlier this month.

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