A devastated husband who sought a fresh start after losing his wife to cancer has won a £1 million house - at the cost of a £10 charity draw dpnation.
Civil servant Ian Garrick, 56, from Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, said he wanted to try his luck after spotting the competition in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on Facebook, but said he "didn't think more of it" after entering.
The father-of-three said the mansion prize was the boost he needed to carry on and start afresh after losing his wife, Julie, to breast cancer nearly five years ago.
Describing the hardship he and his sons - James, 30, Callum, 22, and Nathan, 19, - faced following the death of his wife, Mr Garrick said: "We've basically been in limbo, the house has been falling down
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