Dad almost missed flurry of calls telling him he had won £3.5m mansion in raffle

A father nearly missed out on a huge stack of life-changing cash because he didn’t pick up his phone.

Will Satherley, 40 bagged himself a £3.5million house in a massive raffle, but nearly let the whopping winnings go unclaimed.

After buying a £35 Omaze ticket the dad of two – who had only ever won six cakes in a quiz in a boozer quiz before – nearly missed out when the phone kept ringing but he didn’t answer.

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The fortunate financial advisor from Cardiff snaffled the house in the Cotswolds in the Million Pound House prize draw.

Located in the idyllic village of Chipping Campden the property comes with a £100,000 cash bonus and the mortgage and all stamp duty already sorted.

The monster gaff is his to do with as he pleases – that’s rent, sell or live.

Renting it out could – according to local estate agents – bag him as much as £10,000 per month.

He, his wife Carrie, 40, and their two lads, four and seven, have been living in the Welsh capital for 13 years and now have a lovely decision to make about what to do with the light, airy property with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Explaining the moment he nearly let all this slip through his fingers, Will explained: “I’d been working in the garden and was covered in wood chippings when I saw a couple of missed calls.

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''I almost ignored them, I’m glad I didn’t as it was Omaze calling to let me know I’d won a prize.

''When the team arrived I couldn’t comprehend that I’d actually won the Grand Prize, it was so surreal, my wife and I work in finance so it’s fair to say we’re not used to this level of excitement!"

Wins like this shouldn’t go without a celebration, but the couple admitted they weren’t really sure what to do with themselves when they won the 4,250 sq ft property.

Will explained: “We didn’t know how best to celebrate as we were still in shock, so we just had a few friends over and shared takeaway pizza and a bottle or two of fizz.

“That night I kept checking my emails to make sure I hadn’t imagined the whole thing, in the end I couldn’t really sleep so I went back out to finish the gardening at 4am! The neighbours must’ve wondered what I was up to!”

But Will’s brilliant run didn’t stop there, because like London busses another prize came his way shortly after.

“Unbelievably, the very next day I got another email telling me I’d won a £10 gift voucher from Omaze too, I thought I must be the luckiest man in Wales.

“We love the Cotswolds and have holidayed here before, it was always a bit of a nightmare trying to find a place to stay during the summer but looks like we won’t have that problem this year.

Will added: “Winning this house is a dream come true, we both work in finance, but you don’t have to be good with numbers to know that £35 to £3,500,000 is a pretty good return!

''The best thing we’d ever won as a family before this was six fairy cakes in a pub quiz in Machynlleth North Wales, this definitely tops that – it’s a life-changing win for all our family.”

Speaking about Will – who is running the Cardiff half marathon for the NSPCC in October – James Oakes from Omaze, said: “We’re delighted that Will and his lovely family have won their dream home in the Cotswolds – whilst contributing towards our biggest ever raise of £2,150,000 for NSPCC in the process – a charity that is close to his heart.''

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