Wife and mother Sarah Perry was beyond stunned when she found out she was the winner of a stunning Omaze £500,000 country home. The 49-year-old is now the proud owner of a luxury three-bedroom, two bathroom home in Powys, not far from where her family lives in Wales . She was actually travelling to see her mum when she received the call from Omaze telling her the good news.
Sarah, originally from Llanfair Caereinion, won the Omaze Great Escape House Draw, Wales, as well as along with £50,000 in cash - for just £30. She exclaimed that " Christmas had come early" for her family and her husband of 18 years Richard, 54, was left "flabbergasted" as he had no idea she had entered the prize draw. He said he 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!" An ecstatic Sarah said: "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.
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 excit.
