Woman won $3,300,000 house in lottery but was given $6,300 instead due to loophole
Gerrard Kaonga
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A British woman was left frustrated after being told she had won the top prize of a competition she had entered only to...not get the top prize.
35-year-old Loretta Buchanan had recently gotten married and was excited at the prospect of moving into a million dollar home with her new hubby only to get a cash prize instead.
The school teacher from Radford, Nottingham, has gone as far to criticise the firm Win My Home that organized a raffle for a $3.3 million mansion.
After the organizers came to her home and tell her she had won, she was only given a $6,300 due to a rather annoying loophole in the competition.
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Speaking to the Mail Online, she admitted her frustration and called the raffle a scam.
She said: “I was promised a new home, but I got the booby prize. I won the property fair and square, but I’ve been badly let down. I am devastated.
“It feels to me that this contest is a scam. I wonder if I was ever going to win that house?
“This was going to be the new and exciting start to our married future, but it has taken it away from us.”
Win My Home, even posted a congratulatory video of Loretta on its website but it has since been taken down.
They captioned the video: "Congratulations to our Winner, Loretta from Nottingham!
"Newly married of 2.5 months, she and her husband have been looking to buy their first home together!
"We’re so happy for you both and wish you all the best for your next chapter."
The clip, just under a minute long, shows a woman approach Loretta's home with a bouquet of flowers before announcing: "You're the winner of our Nottingham prize draw."
You can imagine the frustration is compounded by the fact she was told she had actually won.
Recalling the moment she was told about her win, Loretta explained: "Two people came and they said 'yes you've won' and I was like 'yes, where are my keys?'
"And they told me I hadn't won the house but I had won a grand prize of £5,000. I was like 'right, thanks' and they said 'unfortunately because we didn't raise enough money I can't give you the house'."
Instead of handing her the keys to the luxury estate, Loretta was apparently told Win My Home could transfer the significantly lower sum straight to her bank account.
UNILAD has reached out to Win My Home for comment.