A gran has won a £3.5 million mansion after buying a £10 raffle ticket. Susan Havenhand entered a house draw to be in with the chance of winning an incredible six-bed home in the Cotswolds.
The retired school teacher, who has 10 grandkids, entered Omaze’s competition to win the dream multi-million pound pad with a pool cinema and tennis court after spotting an advert.
Grandmother Susan, 71, and her husband John had to be convinced by their daughter that they had won the unbelievable property as they were on holiday in France when an Omaze film crew turned up at their home to reveal the life-changing news.
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“When we first got the call from Omaze to say we’d won, my husband was convinced it was an elaborate hoax, in fact he was so sure he told me to hang up and come to the local bar with him instead," Susan said.
“I left it for an hour or so, but once I spoke with our daughter who was at home with all the film crew, I finally realised this is actually genuine.
“I was absolutely stunned, I went straight to the bar to celebrate with John, who still couldn’t quite believe it… We bought everyone there drinks all night, as we can definitely afford it now.”
The stunning property has a state-of-the-art kitchen, six bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a heated outdoor pool, huge tennis court, sauna and a fully equipped gym.
It comes fully furnished, is completely mortgage free and all stamp duty and legal fees are covered by Omaze.
The couple, who has been together for 43 years, can live in the house, rent it out or sell it, and have also been given £50,000 cash as an additional part of the price.
Susan and John have three daughters and 10 grandchildren, who she said will “absolutely adore” the property.
“We’ve worked in education for a combined 80 years, so this is really going to help us enjoy our retirement,” she said.
“We have 10 beautiful young grandchildren who will absolutely adore this house – they all love tennis too, so we’ll be hosting our very own Wimbledon championships this summer.
“We thought people never actually win these things and even though we’re at the house now, it still feels like we’re dreaming, we keep waiting to wake up.”
Susan is a long-time supporter of the RSPCA and the competition has raised £1 million for the animal welfare charity.
James Oakes from Omaze, said: “We’re delighted that Susan has won her dream home – and was able to contribute to this fantastic £1,000,000 raised for the RSPCA in the process.”
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