Widow Patricia once shed five stone so she could give her husband of over 55 years David one of her kidneys for a lifesaving operation.
A gran has won a £4m mansion in the Scottish Highlands and will celebrate – by watching Braveheart. Patricia Moule, 81, has scooped the Omaze Million Pound House Draw – a four bedroom property on the shores of Loch Rannoch in Perthshire.
Widow Patricia from Southampton once shed five stone so she could give her husband of over 55 years David one of her kidneys for a lifesaving operation. The operation was a success, but sadly David passed away from prostate cancer in 2019.
Patricia says her late husband will be “smiling down on the family” after she scooped the house along with £250,000 in cash – for just £25. Her house has views of the the Black Woods of Rannoch and the Southern Rannoch mountains – and has its very own all-weather tennis court.
The house comes mortgage-free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered. Patricia also gets a whopping £250,000 in cash to help her settle in and can decide to either live in the house, rent it out for a supplementary income, or sell it whenever she wishes to become a cash multi-millionaire.
Omaze estimates that if she decides to keep the property, the £250,000 would enable her to run the house for more than five years.
The house also comes with £160,000 worth of furnishings, ready for Patricia and her family to enjoy the day they get the keys.
If she decided to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could achieve a long-term rental value of between £8,000 – £10,000 per month.
Patricia, who bought her £4 million winning entry for just £25 as part of her Omaze subscription, has a daughter, Sarah, 57, and granddaughter Louisa, 18.
Former Personal Manager Patricia said that David would “absolutely love this place and would know what a difference winning it will make”.
Patricia said: “It was just another Friday night really, I was just getting ready to settle down with a cup of coffee and watch a bit of tele.
“Then all of a sudden, I get a call and the Omaze team turns up to tell me I’ve won a £4 million house in the Scottish Highlands, I was absolutely overwhelmed! I made myself a nice gin & tonic to celebrate, but a stiff scotch would’ve probably been more appropriate!
“Things like this just don’t happen to people like me, I never win anything, the best thing I’ve ever won before this was a doll when I was nine years old-this definitely tops that and was worth waiting 70 years for.
“It’s breathtaking up here, it’s like something from a film, come to think of it I must watch Braveheart now I own a home in Scotland!
“The house is enormous, it might take me a week to look around the place, I think I’ll need a map! I can’t believe I’ve got a loch at the end of my garden, it’s just incredible. The scenery is spectacular, I’ve never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.
“I’ve been to Scotland before, as my late husband David was a golf fanatic, so we came up to play here. I know he’ll be smiling down on us now, he’d have absolutely loved this place and everything that it will do for us.
“I gave him a kidney back in 2012, it meant I got to spend seven more years with my best friend. I wish he was still here to share this with me, but I know he’d be beyond happy for all of us.
“Thanks to the £250,000 I also got as part of my win, I could afford to stay here for years if I wanted to, but I will sell it as the huge amount of money from the sale is so transformational for the family, it’s a generational legacy that means their future is now secure.
“We’ll definitely come up for a big family holiday before we sell it though, and one of us may take a dip in the loch!
“My granddaughter loves painting and you can’t get much more picturesque than this place, she’ll be getting her easel up here in no time.”
Patricia, originally from East London, has lived in her current 3-bedroom house in Southampton for 17 years. Patricia’s truly tranquil new property has its own private stone jetty, offering plenty of opportunities for fishing and sailing.
The house sits within the Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area, so there’s plenty for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy including hillwalking and mountain biking on the iconic Schiehallion, one of Scotland’s most famous mountains.
The lounge, living and dining rooms in the 8,870 sq ft house all benefit from dual aspect views. The spacious lounge also features a vaulted ceiling and oak bookcases for Patricia to unwind whilst reading in a peaceful corner of the room.
The dining room has ample space for guests with another vaulted ceiling, whilst the bespoke kitchen is fitted out with timeless Bulthaup cabinets, oak floorboards and large windows offering fantastic views.
The kitchen includes a large island, with all worktops finished in Caithness Stone and brushed stainless steel. All appliances are either Miele or Gaggenau and there is a large Everhot stove with a separate gas hob.
The rear of the kitchen has a fitted, oak lined pantry with integrated Caithness stone shelves as well as a fitted drinks cupboard and a Butler sink.
There are four double bedrooms. Three are located on the ground floor-two to the east side of the house and one to the west, complete with en suite.
Upstairs lies the main bedroom, boasting its own dressing room and three-piece en suite with twin sinks. All bedrooms have tongue and groove painted panelling, fitted with oak-lined cupboards.
A summer house looks out over the loch and features two stained-glass windows which were salvaged from St Paul’s Newington Church, Edinburgh.
The summer house was built in the vernacular style by Sir James Menter for his beloved wife. Outside, a manicured formal garden blends perfectly with the natural landscape beyond.
As well as making Patricia a multimillionaire, the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Scotland, raised £3.9 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
The money raised will fund the Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery team. This will help speed up the development of desperately needed dementia treatments and bring the world closer to a cure.
Draw entries for the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw, London, are available now at omaze.co.uk. The Grand Prize Draw closes on Sunday 27th April 2025 for online entries and Tuesday 29th April 2025 for postal entries.
In addition to winning the Grand Prize, people who enter online by midnight on Sunday 13th April 2025, (or Tuesday 15th April 2025 by post) are also in with the chance of winning an Early Bird Prize of £500,000 in cash.
Entrants can also choose to subscribe to Omaze to be automatically entered into every new Grand Prize Draw when their subscription renews on the first of each month. Omaze subscribers receive four times the number of entries compared to non-subscribers and can cancel their subscription at any time.