# Omaze house draw raises £1 million for British Heart Foundation - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/04/09/omaze-house-draw-raises-1-million-for-british-heart-foundation/ - Published: 2021-04-09T00:30:55+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **A four-storey house in Fulham, London, valued at £3 million, has been won in a charity prize draw which has raised £1 million for the British Heart Foundation.** Marilyn Pratt, 68, from London, won the house, which has three bedrooms and a separate office and gym space and a walled garden. She also received £10,000 cash as part of the prize. The draw was run by Los Angeles-based [Omaze](http://www.omaze.co.uk), which has raised over £100 million for more than 350 charities around the world through its prize draw-based fundraising. ## Advertisement ## “Entered on a whim” Mrs Pratt says that she “entered on a whim” after seeing the house advertised on Facebook. She paid just £10 and received 15 entries on the last day of the Omaze Million Pound House Draw.  ![Marilyn and David Pratt outside the prize draw house in London](https://wfay6x. infiniteuploads.cloud/2021/04/omaze-house-winners-marilyn-david-pratt-1024x576.jpg) Marilyn and David Pratt outside the prize draw house in London She and her husband David have lived in their current two bedroom semi-detached house for the past 40 years. Mrs Pratt said: _“I saw the Omaze Million Pound House Draw on Facebook. The advert said, ‘you could win a house’. My daughter has wanted to get on the property ladder for some time and I thought I’d try to win her a house. My husband thought I was completely insane and said, ‘what a waste of a tenner’!_  _“The house is absolutely beautiful. I think the most likely outcome is that I’ll sell it. I think that would be fairest on everyone as I have another daughter too. The whole situation is totally surreal._  She added: _“I’ve always had a soft spot for the British Heart Foundation, I had a sister-in-law who had a heart condition from birth. She was in and out of hospital all her life. She never complained about it. She put up a good fight but after a major operation to correct the condition, she passed away in her forties. She was just such a lovely person and she was involved with the British Heart Foundation, so I feel that connection. She’s greatly missed, even now.”_  Dr Charmaine Griffiths, Chief Executive at the BHF, said: _“On behalf of everyone at the British Heart Foundation, we’re delighted the house has been won by someone with such a close connection to our cause, and we wholeheartedly congratulate Marilyn and her family”. _  ![London house prize in BHF prize draw by Omaze](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads. cloud/2021/04/omaze-london-house-inside-202104-1024x576.jpg) Inside the £3 million house in Fulham ## Second UK house draw from Omaze James Oakes, SVP International, Omaze said:_ “Omaze is a win-win for both charities and entrants. By offering incredible prizes like a three-million-pound home, we’re giving people the chance to win, while also introducing charities to donors they wouldn’t have access to otherwise. _  This is the second house given away by Omaze in the UK. The [first promotion](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/11/26/first-omaze-1m-house-winner-announced-with-250k-raised-for-teenage-cancer-trust/) saw Ian Garrick win a £1 million house in Cheadle Hulme. The draw raised £250,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust, with Omaze committing a minimum of £1 million to the charity over the next three years.  ## Third house? There is a third house being offered in a prize draw. The Cotswolds house is generating income for The Prince’s Trust. > The [@PrincesTrust](https://twitter.com/PrincesTrust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) helps > young people all over the UK to build their confidence and skills and supports > them into jobs, education and training. We'll be donating 80% of the net proceeds > from the [#OmazeHouseDraw](https://twitter.com/hashtag/OmazeHouseDraw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), > Cotswolds, to the Princes Trust. Enter at [https://t.co/sg2GjIOlFt](https://t.co/sg2GjIOlFt). > [pic.twitter.com/gvneB1ZOd4](https://t.co/gvneB1ZOd4) > — Omaze UK (@OmazeUK) [April 7, 2021](https://twitter.com/OmazeUK/status/1379767676986388483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Robert Downey Jr online raffle raises $2m for Julia’s House children’s hospice](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/09/robert-downey-jr-online-raffle-raises/)( 9 April 2015)** * **[Game of Thrones case in International Refugee Commitee appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/18/game-thrones-cast-international-refugee-committee-appeal/)( 18 March 2016)** * **[Unicef prize draw offers a role in Star Wars episode VII](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/02/unicef-prize-draw-offers-role-star-wars-episode-vii/)( 2 June 2014)** * **[Win a home competition to benefit four charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/02/11/win-home-competition-benefit-4-charities/)( 11 February 2010)** ## Comments ### By: HowardLake - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/04/09/omaze-house-draw-raises-1-million-for-british-heart-foundation/#comment-3990 - Published: 2021-09-02T07:03:31+01:00 Here’s another house from Omaze, generating income for Cancer Research UK: [https://twitter.com/OmazeUK/status/1433023599150080000](https://twitter.com/OmazeUK/status/1433023599150080000)