A GRANDMOTHER paid just £25 to be in the Omaze draw, but has now won a £4million Scottish home.
Patricia Moule, 81, recently scooped the keys to the in and it even comes complete with a court.
Not only this, but the elderly woman also nabbed herself £250,000 in , thanks to the epic .
And fear not, Patricia’s home isn’t empty. It also comes with £160,000 worth of too.
Widow Patricia, who is from Southampton and has a , Sarah, 57, and a granddaughter, Louisa, 18, said she was “absolutely overwhelmed” to win the .
Omaze runs sweepstakes in an effort to raise money for while offering amazing prizes for users and turning a profit for itself.
The more customers fork over, the more entries they receive into their sweepstakes – there is also a ‘no purchase necessary’ option.
The concept of the is that it rewards users for giving more money to than they otherwise might by offering the chance of winning prizes.
Overjoyed with her Omaze win, Patricia beamed: “I made myself a nice to celebrate, but a stiff Scotch would have probably been more appropriate.
“Things like this just don't happen to people like me. I never win anything.
“The best thing I've ever won before this was a doll when I was nine years old.
“This definitely tops that and was worth waiting 70 years for.”
Speaking about her new four-bedroom house near Loch Rannoch, she expressed: “It's breathtaking up here, it's like something from a .
“Come to think of it I must watch Braveheart now I own a home in .”
Patricia told how she previously so she could give her of 55 years, David, one of her kidneys in a lifesaving operation.
Things like this just don't happen to people like me. I never win anything
Patricia Moule
The surgery was a success, but sadly David passed away from in 2019.
But Patricia claimed David will be “smiling down on the ” after her incredible win from just a £25 entry.
She shared: “I've been to Scotland before as David was a fanatic.
“He'd have absolutely loved this place and everything that it will do for us.
“I gave him a kidney back in 2012, and it meant I got to spend seven more years with my best friend.
“I wish he was still here to share this with me, but I know he'd be beyond happy for all of us.”
Omaze estimated that if Patricia decides to keep the property, the £250,000 would enable her to run it for five years.
But if Patricia decided to out the mansion, she would earn between £8,000 and £10,000 a month.
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was founded by Ryan Cummins and Matthew Pohlson in July 2012.
They were coming home from an exclusive charity auction where the top bid of $15,000 won court side tickets to watch a game featuring their hero .
According to the Omaze website, two things occurred to them: “Why should these amazing experiences only go to the highest bidder? And how could such an epic prize only raise $15,000 for charity?
“Imagine if we made these opportunities available online and gave everyone the chance to win.
Omaze customers now get double the opportunities to win life-changing prizes
Omaze
“It would mean many more people could participate, and a lot more money would be raised for charity.”;
They ran with the idea and before long Omaze was born.
Omaze was launched in the UK in 2020 and has raised over £25,000,000 for some of the biggest and best-loved British charities, including NHS Charities Together, the , Teenage Trust, , , GOSH charity, the and the .
An Omaze spokesperson said: “Omaze has already begun offering Omaze Million Pound House Draws every single month – rising from six per year previously – meaning Omaze customers now get double the opportunities to win life-changing prizes – and the company can raise more money for more charity partners.
“Omaze also introduced a tenfold increase in the guaranteed minimum donation amount that its charity partners receive from each draw, rising from £100,000 previously to £1 million. That’s a guaranteed minimum of £1 million, at no risk or cost to the charity.”;
