'I thought Omaze was a wind up - now I own our dream £500,000 country home'

A mum who thought that a call from Omaze was a 'wind up' now owns her dream £500k property. Sarah Perry, 49, has won a stunning £500k home in rural Wales - not far from where her family live.

After entering the Omaze Great Escape House Draw without her husband knowing, she received a call which she said made her 'dubious at first', until Omaze turned up on her driveway.

She was then told that she had landed a contemporary three-bed, two-bath house in Powys, Wales after only spending £30 on entering the draw. On top of the property win, she also bagged £50k in cash.

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Overjoyed, Sarah admitted "Christmas had come early" for the family this year. Her husband Richard, 54, was completely taken aback as he was entirely unaware that Sarah had even entered the draw.

Richard said: "I was more than a little surprised when Omaze turned up on the doorstep telling us we’d won something but it's without doubt the best surprise we’ve ever had."

His wife Sarah recalled: "I got the call from Omaze and was a little dubious at first, you just never think you’ll be the one that wins something like this so my first instinct was it must be a windup."

She added: "I just couldn't believe it when Omaze arrived on the driveway and told me I’d won the house - I was shocked - but my husband was utterly flabbergasted as he had no idea I’d even entered! He said it was the best surprise we’ve ever had.

"We’ve had a nice bottle of Welsh whisky in the cupboard for years, which would’ve been very appropriate to celebrate with but we didn’t have a chance to crack into it as due to all the excitement we’d forgotten to feed the kids. So, we ended up