A dad who grew up in public housing has received a shocking residence price 2.5 million in a prize drawing that raised over three million for charity.
Chris Milnes scooped up the magnificent 5,000-sq-ft residence after coming into the newest Omaze charity drawing with out telling his spouse and youngsters.
The thrilled 60-year-old who lives together with his spouse Jules in West Yorkshire, England, additionally obtained a money prize of £100,000 tax free.
“After I obtained the decision from Omaze to say I’d received one thing, I believed wow, a few grand would go down a deal with on the minute,” mentioned the daddy of three. “I by no means imagined that I would’ve received a home price greater than a few million—it’s loopy!”
“I spent a lot of my childhood dwelling in a council flat in Leeds. Issues like this don’t occur to individuals like me.”
Chris now plans to promote the posh residence in Dorset, so he can provide his youngsters “the beginning in life I by no means had”.
“It was an enormous shock to me—however a fair larger one for my spouse as she had no thought I’d even entered. To say she was shocked is a little bit of an understatement, she was completely speechless.” (Watch the second Chris was stunned in a video beneath…)
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Chris had just lately talked together with his spouse about downsizing, however they’ve now put their monetary worries behind them.
“We presently dwell in a rented home, and solely final week had been discussing having to downsize to assist maintain our dwelling prices down.
“We’ve labored exhausting all our lives and we’ve needed to handle some difficult occasions over time—however now all the things has modified.
The salesperson plans to spend a ‘huge vacation’ together with his household within the three-tiered residence, earlier than placing it in the marketplace later this 12 months.
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The o-mazing 3-tiered residence contains a kitchen that opens onto a hardwood deck, spa-like bogs hooked up to every of the 4 bedrooms, and a cinema room. The rainforest-inspired backyard additionally has a scorching tub and out of doors bathe.
Though the drawing was open solely to UK residents—with tickets beginning at simply £10—the competition raised a whopping £3,150,000 for BBC Kids in Want.
And it was “a beautiful coincidence” that once they received, Chris and Jules had been dwelling in a city referred to as Pudsey, as a result of the face of the BBC charity is Pudsey Bear.
With this and former residence raffles throughout the UK, Omaze has raised over £43 million for quite a lot of good causes. Worldwide, Omaze has raised $170 million by raffling luxurious vehicles, campers, properties—and even lunch dates with celebrities or presidents.
“Omaze offers individuals the prospect to win wonderful homes, like this stunning home in Dorset, while additionally introducing charities to huge new audiences that they wouldn’t in any other case attain,” defined James Oakes, Chief Worldwide Officer at Omaze. “It’s an actual win-win for each charities and entrants.”
In the event that they did determine to lease it out, it’s estimated the property might obtain a long-term rental worth between £5,000-6,000 per thirty days, however as an alternative the couple will purchase a brand new smaller residence collectively in Yorkshire, figuring out the competition has modified their household’s lives endlessly.
“Not solely will we be capable of afford a brand new home for us, however we are able to additionally get all our youngsters on the property ladder now. It means a lot to have the ability to give them the beginning we by no means had.
“My son lives in Australia and we’ve solely seen him as soon as previously 6 years – now we are able to go and see him at any time when we would like and fly them throughout in model too—it’s simply bonkers!”
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