We won a £3m house with Omaze...I thought it was a prank

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Mum-of-three Rachael Reid inside her new stunning £3 million mansion - which she won in an Omaze raffle.  The 54 year old childcare practitioner’s new contemporary home boasts a pool house, sauna and landscaped gardens.  The huge win means husband of almost 30 years can finally retire from his job that's seen him work away for weeks at a time for past 36 years.

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00:00It was Friday evening, the phone rang. I did actually think it was Darren's cousin Kevin

00:20because he is a bit of a prankster. The next thing I knew I'd bought a £3 million house.

00:27We actually didn't have any drink in the house to celebrate with, so we sent some for a quick

00:31visit to the local shop and champagne and celebrated all evening. Because of Darren's

00:38job we've actually spent far more time apart than we have together over the last 30 years.

00:43It's obviously a stunning property but if we were to sell it and bank the money it's

00:48going to change everything for us and release my husband and have him home. It's just fantastic,

00:54absolutely great. It's going to be really nice to see much more of him, I think. This

01:01house is absolutely gorgeous, we've got a wonderful kitchen, it's just tranquillity

01:07at it's best. The pool, that's absolutely stunning, I just wish I'd brought my trunks

01:11with me. Obviously with the sale of this house it means we've got the opportunity to build

01:17our own house, that would be a dream come true. I just can't wait to start the rest

01:21of our lives together. Obviously when you enter Omaze you hope you're going to win a

01:27beautiful house, but it's fantastic to know that you're raising money for worthy causes

01:31at the same time. Amazing, £3.45 million, it's beyond our wildest dreams. We'll use

01:41this remarkable amount of money to save men's lives. We've also been able to start a national

01:46conversation about prostate cancer thanks to the partnership with Omaze. Prostate cancer

01:51is the most common cancer in men. The earlier you find prostate cancer, the easier it is

01:56to treat. That's why vital research and a national screening programme are so important.

02:02For me, I was diagnosed too late for a cure. The funds raised through this partnership

02:07will help us find prostate cancer earlier, giving thousands of other men more time to

02:13spend with their friends, family and loved ones. On behalf of everybody at Prostate Cancer

02:17UK, and the hundreds of thousands of men affected by prostate cancer, we wanted to

02:22say a massive thank you to everybody who entered the draw. We're thrilled that the Surrey House

02:26draw has raised an incredible £3.45 million for Prostate Cancer UK. This means that the

02:33Omaze community has now raised over £47 million for good causes in the UK. £10 for a £3

02:42million home. Yeah, best £10 you've ever spent.

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