Grandmother wins £4million Cornish mansion in Omaze prize draw
A 72-year-old grandmother from Castle Douglas, Scotland, briefly thought she had won a horse before realising she had actually scooped a £4million mansion in Cornwall through an Omaze prize draw. Mary Dickson was taken to a reveal location where the first thing she saw was a horse in a field, only to discover moments later that the real prize was a four-bedroom coastal property near the fishing village of Coverack. The story highlights the sometimes elaborate and disorienting way prize draw operators stage big reveals for winners.
Mary had entered the draw with a £15 ticket, and she and her husband John, 76, nearly missed the win altogether after ignoring calls from an unknown number while John drove her home from work; they only called back after receiving a text and checking the company online. The house boasts panoramic sea views, floor-to-ceiling windows, a swimming pool, stables and direct access to the secluded Porthbeer Cove. The couple say they are looking forward to hosting Christmas there with their family.
- Scottish gran mistakenly thought she'd won a horse, not a house
- She actually won a £4million Cornwall mansion via Omaze draw
- Couple nearly missed the call, plan to host Christmas there
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Mary Dickson, 72, from Castle Douglas in Scotland, has won a £4million house in Cornwall through Omaze, a company that runs prize draws offering houses and cars as top prizes, usually funded by ticket sales that also raise money for charity. Unlike a traditional raffle, Omaze draws often involve a staged "reveal" event where winners are taken to a location and surprised with the news, which is how Mary briefly mistook her prize for a horse before learning the real win was a mansion.
The property in question is a four-bedroom house near the village of Coverack on the Cornish coast, featuring sea views and access to a private cove. Mary entered the draw with a low-cost ticket, reflecting how these competitions are designed to let people enter for a small stake with a chance of winning a high-value prize.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “A £4million house? I thought I’d won a horse… gran’s shock over huge prize”.