A dad who won a £2 million home has sold up after six months of family parties there and said the highlight was the lawnmower. Simon Williams bagged the five-bedroom property in Devon and £100,000 cash prize last year in an Omaze Million Pound House Draw. He hosted huge family get-togethers for Christmas and Easter but after enjoying the house for several months he decided to sell his big prize to buy his dream five-bedroom house in Sussex.
Reflecting on the life changing win he joked his favourite part of the home in Devon was the sit-on mower. Simon Williams outside his £2.2m house in Devon last year (Image: Andy Olley) ''Winning an Omaze house was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, it’s still hard to comprehend it all actually happened to me,” he said.
“I'm a father so obviously the births of my children were the best days of my life, but winning the house came a very close second. “I can still remember my rollercoaster of emotions on the day I found out - laughing, crying, staring into the abyss - it was so surreal. “Believe it or not, one of my highlights of the house was the ride-on lawnmower that came with it.
I’d happily spend hours on that thing. ''I ended up selling it to a friend at work when we moved but he does let me see it on weekends.” Simon on his favourite lawn mower (Image: Andy Olley) The 42-year-old had the choice to either live in the renovated cottage, which came mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered,.