The People’s Postcode Lottery was the subject of a complaint over an ad in the Daily Mail newspaper which reported that a couple had been able to overcome redundancy and pay for their wedding thanks to a £62,500 lottery win.
The ad, published in July, explained that Nottinghamshire couple Angie and Craig (pictured above) had initially postponed their nuptials until their numbers came up. After being part of their neighbourhood’s £1m win, they would now also be able to afford a honeymoon.
Following the complaint via the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), both People’s Postcode Lottery and the Daily Mail had argued that the ad did not imply that participation in the lottery was a way to achieve financial security.
