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Sophie Goodall

Couple who won £101m on EuroMillions can’t find buyer for £9m Chelsea-themed mansion

A couple who won big on the Euromillions lottery are struggling to sell their seven-bed mansion.

According to The Sun, Dave and Angela Dawes bought the property after winning £101m on the lottery in 2011, plunking down £9million for the pad.

Before winning the lottery, Dave had worked for Premier Foods and Angela was a volunteer for the British Heart Foundation.

The couple had only ever played the lottery twice, so couldn't believe their luck when their numbers were called.

They spent their winnings on an array of luxury items and donated some to family members, going on to buy expensive property.

The property was owned by lottery winners Dave and Angela Dawes (mediadrumimages/FineandCountry)

But they are now unable to sell their current home.

The luxurious mansion features eight bathrooms, five reception rooms and is fully equipped for the health-conscious, as it comes with a gym and sauna.

The kitchen has an adjoining pantry, laundry and ‘huge’ orangery.

The 13,000 square foot home comes with 900 acres of surrounding woodland and 1.5 acres of land.

The couple won £101,203,600,70 on the Euromillions in 2011 (Pictures By Humphrey Nemar)

However, despite the property’s multiple enticing features, the couple have found it difficult to find a buyer.

Football-mad Dave, 59, and Angela, 55, decided to decorate the mansion with a Chelsea football club theme.

The listing for the property reads: “Set under a glass roof, the pool area is flooded with natural light, with the far wall devoted to wide opening doors overlooking the gardens.

“A gym with sauna and changing facilities completes the leisure complex.”

The mansion has a Chelsea theme (mediadrumimages/FineandCountry)

However, the couple installed tiles in a large Chelsea badge design on the floor of the indoor swimming pool, and created a Chelsea themed bar.

The property is located near the club’s training ground in Cobham, Surrey.

The doors to the pool open up onto the garden (mediadrumimages/FineandCountry)

Dave and Angela priced the property to sell at £9million, the same price they paid for it originally, despite it now being worth £14million.

After it being on the market for a year, the couple decided to withdraw the property.

One local told The Sun: “You’d think having the Chelsea logo across the bottom of the pool would be a major selling point.

“It’s in Chelsea’s heartland and surrounded by past and present stars from the side.

“I suppose the good news for them is they don’t really need to worry about it too much — not when they’re worth £100million.”

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