Nurse and foster mum get keys to incredible £3m Lake District mansion – for just £20

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property worth £3million in a prize draw – after buying a ticket for £20. Catherine Carwardine, 59, originally from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, worked as a nurse for 40 years, and now works in an IT role for the NHS.

She says when she first found out about her amazing win she thought it was an April Fools’ Day prank. Catherine and husband Chris, 59, who have been fostering for five years, have been living in a five-bedroom home in Telford with daughter Charlotte, and Mya.The couple also share Gareth, 35, Jessica, 31, Joshua, 21, and 19-year-old Charlotte.Catherine purchased the winning ticket in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw on Valentine’s Day for £20, using a promotional code to score 120 entries. Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here. The incredible home comes fully-furnished and boasts a terrace with breath-taking views of the lake itself, cosy log fires, a cinema room, sauna, steam room, state-of-the-art gym, staggered gardens and a workshop.The property is located just over a mile from Windermere station, so Catherine and the family will not be short of activities to entertain them in the area.All stamp duty and legal fees are covered, Catherine will also be given £20,000 cash and is free to either live in the house, rent it out or sell it.Estate agents estimate that the average rental income for holiday and long-term letting of the property could be between £6,000 and £8,000 per week, rising to £12,000 during the high season.The lucky winners found out they’d scooped the main prize whilst they were on holiday in Italy, after a team from Omaze paid a surprise visit to.