Briton Chris Milnes from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, won a house worth ?2.5 million in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw last year.. He's now putting the property up for sale to raise cash.. The Mirror writes about this.

The 60-year-old grandfather-to-be entered the draw without telling his wife Jules and children and was surprised when he found out he had won.. The decision to sell a luxury property with an area of \u200b\u200b5,000 square meters. feet in the middle of the tropical forest, he explained by the desire to help his family.

Chris, who grew up on a state estate, says the money would be better used to give his children and grandchildren the start in life he never had..

“After winning, my family and I really enjoyed spending time in this house, especially at Christmas. Dorset is a wonderful area and the house is my dream for many reasons.. However, we love where we live now, so we decided to sell the property and put the money in the bank,” says the Briton.

These savings, according to the man, should be enough not to worry about retirement, and also give children an incentive to develop and start a successful career.

The mansion has three bedrooms, a separate cinema room and a stunning open plan living room. The kitchen features a large central island, banquet area and breakfast table overlooking the large garden. Near the main bedroom there is a dressing room, as well as a bathroom similar to a SPA salon.

" We had to go through difficult times throughout, but after this victory the future has never looked so bright,” summed up the lottery winner.

Let's remember that Focus previously reported that the waitress's winnings of $10 million turned her life into hell. Tonda Dickerson chose annual payments of $375 thousand for 30 years and quit her job. However, she had no idea what troubles awaited her after winning.

But 57-year-old Philip from the American city of Washington (Columbia, USA) guessed all five numbers in two Lucky for Life lottery tickets and hit the million-dollar jackpot. However, the man accidentally lost one of the winning tickets worth 500 thousand dollars.