The 8 Dorset areas that scooped prizes in the Postcode Lottery last month

The subscription lottery raises money for charities while offering cash prizes to households across the UK.

Each day of the week, 20 postcodes are picked to win £1,000 prizes, while Saturday draws give players the chance to share £1 million through Millionaire Street.

Additionally, in every month except April and December, when the Postcode Millions prize takes place, every ticket in one winning postcode will win a guaranteed £250,000.

Postcode Lottery said: "If your postcode gets picked in the £250,000 prize, for example, every ticket in that postcode wins £250,000.

"Every day, there are £1,000 prizes to be won for every ticket in 20 postcodes.

"If you play with two tickets, you receive double the winning prize amount."

Even more money could be won in April and December as Postcode Millions draws will take place, which will see millions of pounds shared by one lucky postcode sector.

Postcode Lottery adds: "A postcode sector is larger than a postcode.

"For example, for the postcode EH2 4ET, the postcode sector is EH2 4.

"In accordance with the Gambling Act 2005, the maximum amount that can be won by a single ticket is 10 per cent of draw proceeds up to a maximum of £500,000."

A minimum of 33% of each ticket goes to charity, and players have raised more than £1.7 billion for thousands of good causes such as Maggie's, Alzheimer’s Society, Dogs Trust, Mind, and NSPCC.

Dorset October 2026 Postcode Lottery winners

Here are all the Dorset winners of the Postcode Lottery in October 2026, listed by when they were drawn:

• BH15 4QZ – Poole (drawn on October 4th)
• BH6 3QU – Bournemouth (drawn on October 5th)
• BH16 6JE – Lytchett Matravers (drawn on October 7th)
• DT10 2BA – Stalbridge (drawn on October 7th)
• DT4 0GD – Weymouth (drawn on October 7th)
• BH12 2NR – Poole (drawn on October 10th)
• BH8 9PF – Bournemouth (drawn on October 13th)
• BH3 7HG – Bournemouth (drawn on October 14th)
• BH31 6BL – Verwood (drawn on October 19th)

• BH15 3NG – Poole (drawn on October 21)
• BH23 2TH – Christchurch (drawn on October 23)
• BH11 8SJ – Bournemouth (drawn on October 26)
• BH8 0JD – Bournemouth (drawn on October 27)
• DT2 9DN – Charminster (drawn on October 30)

A small number of postcodes were drawn out this month, with Bournemouth and Poole having multiple winners at five and three, respectively.

All Dorset winners for this month picked up £1,000 prizes during the week, with none being drawn for the Millionaire Street accolade.

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