An 81-year-old widow has bagged a £4million Omaze mansion and an eye-watering £250,000 in cash – for just £25. Patricia Moule emotionally said her late husband would be “smiling down on the family” as she scooped the stunning home in the Scottish Highlands.
The widow, from Southampton, is now the proud owner of a four-bedroom contemporary mansion that comes with it’s own tennis court, on the stunning shores of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire. Patricia lost five stone, in 2012, to donate a kidney to her beloved husband of over 55 years so she could spend seven more years with him.
The lifesaving surgery was successful but her “best friend” David died in 2019 following a battle with prostate cancer. Now, the widow said her late husband would be “beyond happy” about the incredible prize “because he’d absolutely love this place and would know what a difference winning it will make”.
The remarkable 8,870-square-foot property comes with £160,000 worth of furnishings and incredible extras like uninterrupted views of the surrounding Scottish Highlands and a private stone jetty. Patricia revealed where she was when she received the life-changing news about her win.
She said: “It was just another Friday night really, I was just getting ready to settle down with a cup of coffee and watch a bit of tele. Then all of a sudden, I get a call and the Omaze team turns up to tell me I’ve won a £4 million house in the Scottish Highlands, I was absolutely overwhelmed!
“I made myself a nice gin & tonic to celebrate, but a stiff scotch would’ve 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!”
Patricia shared she bagged her £4million winning entry for just £25 through her Omaze prize entry subscription. The beautiful home also comes mortgage-free with stamp duty and legal costs also covered by Omaze.
The former personal manager revealed she planned to sell the £4million home and use the money to create a “generational legacy” for her daughter Sarah, 57, and granddaughter Louisa, 18. Although the grandmother has decided to sell the home, a local estate agent revealed it could fetch a staggering £8,000-10,000 per month if rented out.
Patricia shared an emotional connection she had to Scotland, now that she owns the Highlands mansion. She said: “I’ve been to Scotland before, as my late husband David was a golf fanatic, so we came up to play here.”
Patricia, originally from East London, added: “We’ll definitely come up for a big family holiday before we sell it though, and one of us may take a dip in the loch!
“My granddaughter loves painting and you can’t get much more picturesque than this place, she’ll be getting her easel up here in no time.”
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