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| Woman, 23, wins farmhouse in Valentine's Day raffle | Woman, 23, wins farmhouse in Valentine's Day raffle |
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| A 23-year-old woman has won her £545,000 "dream house" with a £2 raffle ticket. | A 23-year-old woman has won her £545,000 "dream house" with a £2 raffle ticket. |
| Jemma Nicklin, who earns about £17,500 a year, had recently opened a help-to-buy ISA to save for her first home. | Jemma Nicklin, who earns about £17,500 a year, had recently opened a help-to-buy ISA to save for her first home. |
| Her parents, sister and her boyfriend had all entered the draw for the 17th Century Shropshire farmhouse too, she said, adding that the win "hasn't quite sunk in." | Her parents, sister and her boyfriend had all entered the draw for the 17th Century Shropshire farmhouse too, she said, adding that the win "hasn't quite sunk in." |
| The owners sold 340,000 raffle tickets when the cottage failed to sell. | The owners sold 340,000 raffle tickets when the cottage failed to sell. |
| Miss Nicklin, an administrator for transport firm Ring and Ride, said she missed a call telling her she had won while she was on shift. | Miss Nicklin, an administrator for transport firm Ring and Ride, said she missed a call telling her she had won while she was on shift. |
| "My bosses told me to call back straight away. | "My bosses told me to call back straight away. |
| "When I found out we all started crying." | "When I found out we all started crying." |
| Miss Nicklin lives with her parents in Bilston, West Midlands. She bought two raffle tickets after her parents bought 10. | |
| "Mom couldn't stop screaming," Miss Nicklin said. | "Mom couldn't stop screaming," Miss Nicklin said. |
| "My dad still doesn't know because he can't have his phone on at work," she said. | "My dad still doesn't know because he can't have his phone on at work," she said. |
| Miss Nicklin's boyfriend Kieran Parker bought five tickets and was convinced he would win the four-bedroom house, she added. | Miss Nicklin's boyfriend Kieran Parker bought five tickets and was convinced he would win the four-bedroom house, she added. |
| Clarkes Solicitors in Telford said it would take up to five weeks for the house to be transferred to Miss Nicklin. | Clarkes Solicitors in Telford said it would take up to five weeks for the house to be transferred to Miss Nicklin. |
| Owner Mike Chatha offered to pay the £1,000 legal fees and the stamp duty for the winner. | Owner Mike Chatha offered to pay the £1,000 legal fees and the stamp duty for the winner. |
| He also offered a £5,000 second prize for the person who generated the most ticket sales via social media. | He also offered a £5,000 second prize for the person who generated the most ticket sales via social media. |
| Mr Chatha and his wife Linda, who have separated, organised the raffle after the Longnor cottage - called Shrubbery Farm House - failed to sell for £545,000. | Mr Chatha and his wife Linda, who have separated, organised the raffle after the Longnor cottage - called Shrubbery Farm House - failed to sell for £545,000. |
| He said he planned to donate some of the money to children's hospice Hope House and other charities. | He said he planned to donate some of the money to children's hospice Hope House and other charities. |
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