£40K in prizes go to 22 National Lottery retailers in latest quarterly draws

£40K in prizes go to 22 National Lottery retailers in latest quarterly draws

Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has announced that it has awarded 22 deserving National Lottery retailers with prizes totalling £40,000 in its two latest Site, Stock, Sell online quarterly prize draws.

Two National Lottery retailers took home a whopping £10,000 each, while a further 20 retailers won the £1,000 runner-up prize. All 22 independent retailers were entered into the quarterly draws because they achieved high scores out of 10 in Allwyn’s Site, Stock, Sell online in-store standards programme.

The programme assesses a store’s National Lottery point of sale (POS) items – such as the National Lottery Playstation, Scratchcard dispenser and signage – for their sales-driving ability. All independent retailers need to do is upload images of their POS to the National Lottery Retailer Hub each month to be scored out of 10.

Ravindrasinh Bhatti, owner of The Corner Shop in Hythe, took home one of the huge £10k top prizes, while the other top prize was won by a retailer in Carlisle who has chosen to remain anonymous.

“I’ve been a National Lottery retailer for 16 years now and I’m extremely happy to have won after so long. I’m also celebrating my 60th birthday, so this is a fantastic present,” said Ravindrasinh.

Kandasamy Thivakaran of VSN Convenience Store in Merthyr, who won one of the £1,000 prizes, said, “Uploading the pictures of my point of sale every month to The National Lottery Retailer Hub has paid off and I’ve finally won! It takes five minutes to do and I think £1,000 for five minutes of work is amazing.”

Allwyn’s Interim Retail Director, James Dunbar, added, “Congratulations to our latest Site, Stock, Sell online quarterly winners, your prizes are thoroughly deserved. Ensuring your POS is in the best possible shape to help drive sales not only helps boost your own bottom lines, but it also ensures that National Lottery players continue to raise around £30 million every week for Good Causes. Thank you for all the work you do in maximising National Lottery ticket sales.”

The full list of £1,000 winners:

• Adarsh Chauhan, Westleigh Convenience Store, Leigh
• Amritpaul Kaur, Maan News, Halesowen
• Asif Hanif, North Berwick Newsagent, North Berwick
• Kandasamy Thivakaran, VSN Convenience Store, Merthyr
• Kokilomthas Kandiah, Pricecutter, Bexhill on sea
• Margaret Baron, Barons News & Toys, Bootle
• Mounikkumar Upadhay, Manor Park Mini Market, London
• Ratnesamy Sabesan, Dhiveya Convenience Store, Nuneaton
• Vipulmar Kakadiya, Premier Sundorne Store, Shrewsbury
• Yogarajah Rajkanna, Sun Convenience Store, Manchester
• A National Lottery retailer in Ballingry*
• A National Lottery retailer in Essex*
• A National Lottery retailer in Lancashire*
• Two National Lottery retailers in London*
• A National Lottery retailer in Nottingham*
• A National Lottery retailer in Portgordon*
• A National Lottery Preston*
• A National Lottery retailer in Slough*
• A National Lottery retailer in Sowerby Bridge*

*Retailer has chosen to remain anonymous