Overview
- News outlets on Friday named and quoted Darren Thorpe, 53, as the winner, confirming a Windermere home valued at £5 million and a £250,000 cash award.
- Thorpe, who has lived in the same East London council flat for 42 years and worked as a concierge for three decades, celebrated by taking the bus to his local pub to surprise his daughter.
- The five-bedroom, five-bathroom property sits on more than half an acre with floor-to-ceiling lake views and includes a separate two-storey boathouse with its own jetty.
- The prize comes mortgage-free with stamp duty and legal fees covered, and Thorpe can choose to move in, rent the home for income, or sell it.
- Omaze ran the draw in support of Centrepoint, with coverage noting a guaranteed £1 million raised through the campaign and a separate £3.5 million multi-year grant commitment.