Schoolteacher Loretta bagged the prize in a video on the website of competition organisers Win My Home
The minute-long clip shows a woman approach Loretta at home with a bunch of flowers saying "You're the winner of our Nottingham prize draw" but did not go into details on what she had actually won. She was later gutted to be told she had not won the luxurious home but instead received £5,000.
However, in emails seen by Nottinghamshire Live, the competition organisers claimed they had made a loss and awarded the £5,000 as a "goodwill gesture". They said they had spent nearly £200,000 on "marketing costs" and were unable to process Visa payments "for a long time".The prize draw, which ran between March and August, offered the chance to win a six-bedroom four-storey villa.
Loretta, who wished to withhold her surname, recalled the interaction. "Two people came and they said 'yes you've won' and I was like 'yes, where are my keys?' And they told me I hadn't won the house but I had won a grand prize of £5,000. I was like 'right, thanks' and they said 'unfortunately because we didn't raise enough money I can't give you the house'.
"People have got in touch with me saying congratulations, but I say 'don't congratulate me because I didn't win. They say I'm lying," she said. "I need everyone to stop saying congratulations. It's not that I'm not grateful for the £5,000. Even if they said we can't give you the house but here's £50,000, it's something. But £5,000? £5,000 now can't even get you gas and electrics.
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