Barman raises a glass after £3.5m Omaze house win

A barman named Darren Summers won a £3.5 million house and £250,000 in cash after entering an Omaze competition for £20. The prize includes a four-bedroom property on the Cornish coast, which he initially thought was a prank call.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google James McCarthy BBC Wales Omaze Barman Darren Summers was working a shift in a pub when the phone rang When busy barman Darren Summers phone rang and a voice told him he had won a prize he dismissed it as a prank and hung up.
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