A hard-working mum forced to cut back working hours due to sickness has won a life-changing £250,000 in cash. Maudy Van Tonder, 44, paid just £25 for a ticket in the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw before winning the 'Early Bird Prize'.
Maudy, originally from South Africa, has lived in the UK for 23 years and had never entered the Omaze Million Pound House Draw before. The self-employed cleaner had been struggling financially since 2020 after she was put on furlough during the pandemic.
She managed to establish her own successful cleaning business through hard work and determination. But after falling into ill health earlier this year, she had to cut 30 of her 40 working hours a week - once again slashing her family's finances. Maudy, from East Sussex, said the prize was 'mind-blowing' and would transform the lives of her whole family.
