A new mum has won a £3.5million house in a prize draw which costs just £10 to enter – after she bought a ticket when her husband forgot.
Finance analyst Becca Pott, 32, from Londonwon the stunning five-bedroom property near Ascot in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw.
The house boasts five bedrooms which come with three dressing rooms and four luxury bathrooms.
The charming mansion also has a drawing room, a family orangery, a night kitchen, a hot tub and a three-car garage, as well as a massive entrance hall and private garden.
Becca is on maternity leave from her job as a finance analyst after having her first child Ava eight months ago with Ben, 32 and the family currently live in a two-bed flat in East London. She said the new house was ‘incredible’ and the family were looking forward to enjoying the coming summer in their new home.
The Pott family will move from a two-bedroom flat in Leyton, East London to the massive five-bedroom Ascot mansion
The Potts won the £3.5million prize as part of the Omaze Million Pound House draw which supports cancer charities. Pictured outside their two-bedroom flat in East London.
The prize almost did not come to fruition after Ben has forgotten to buy a ticket in the prize draw – but Becca remembered
The couple were also given £20,000 in order to help the settle in to their new luxury lifestyle as new millionaires
Becca said that Ben always buys tickets for Omaze’s house draws, which help raise money for Cancer Research UK – but this was the one time he had forgotten.
She said: ‘My husband had entered every Omaze Million Pound House Draw prior to this one, but somehow he’d forgotten to enter on this occasion.
‘Luckily, I decided to buy a £10 ticket bundle in January without him knowing after seeing the house on television – I’m never going to let him live this down.
Becca, Ben and Ava currently live in a two-bedroom flat in Leyton, East London, which they bought in 2017, with their two cats, Winston Purchill and Leonardo DiCatrio.
Becca said: ‘The house is incredible.
‘We’ve been wanting to move to somewhere bigger since our daughter Ava was born – now she’ll be having her first birthday in a mansion.
The Pott’s new mansion includes stunningly light bedrooms currently furnished with stylish decorations
The Potts spoke of their joy that their first-born daughter Ava will spend her first birthday living in a mansion and is set for life
The ticket for the prize draw was only £10 and the Potts said they were looking forward to having their parents stay over
The elegant property is just 10 minutes away from the Ascot racecourse and the prize includes legal fees and stamp duty
The couple said they welcomed the opportunity to have more space to entertain their families when they come to stay
‘We didn’t have space for her grandparents to come and stay in our two-bedroom flat, but now they can have the entire third floor when they visit.
‘This win is truly life changing for us, we’ll stay here and enjoy the house for the summer at least, but whatever we decide to do, we know Ava is set for life.’
Becca and Ben are now multi-millionaires, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered, as well as receiving £20,000 in cash to help settle-in.
‘We think the partnership between Omaze and Cancer Research UK is fantastic as it’s raising money to help the charity continue its incredible work’.
The couple have been married for two years and will now enjoy their early marriage in the comfort of their new mansion
Becca Potts is a finance analyst on maternity leave and she and Ben will also move to the house with their two cats
The family were living in this house in Leyton, East London before their massive windfall was confirmed
As the sixth Omaze charity partnership, the house draw has drummed up a donation of £500,000 – money that could help to fund projects such as TRACERx; the largest genetic study to see how lung cancer evolves and why treatments stop working.
The draw was backed by long-standing Cancer Research UK ambassador and singer Ronan Keating.
‘So many of us, myself included, have been affected by cancer,’ said Ronan.
‘I’ve been a proud supporter of Cancer Research UK for*many years and have seen first-hand the difference research makes to those affected by cancer. Everyone who entered the draw has helped the charity continue its work to save more lives.’
The total raised by Omaze Million-Pound House Draws in the UK now comes to £3,750,000, with the seventh house draw – which will raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK – open to enter until 27th March 2022.
hopefully it won’t be a washout like this
One of the homes in a previous prize draw threatened to be a washout before the winner had even moved in.
The £2.5million Willowbrook House mansion near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds was swamped by a flood.
Omaze said it followed ‘freak weather’ and a drainage problem was fixed before IT consultant Darren Wordon, 50, won it last year. It is now back on the market as the Wordons want to return to their native Somerset.
An Omaze said: ‘The house was in pristine condition for Darren and his family – there have been no issues with the property since they took ownership.’
Flooded: Willowbrook House in the Cotswolds
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