A 48-year-old woman who won a million in the lottery immediately gave her neighbors a gift of five thousand, so they can travel on their first family vacation abroad.
Honorata Jamrozik scooped up the life-changing tax-free prize in the UK Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw—and her first act was selfless generosity.
The kind-hearted foster care mother surprised her neighbors of 14 years with the cash to spend on a family getaway.
“It’s a life-changing prize for us, but also for our friends and family,” said the woman from Dartford, Kent, who says she can go back to fostering kids thanks to the influx of money. “Now we can help make life easier for our loved ones—and that is the best feeling in the world.
“Good neighbors are one of life’s true blessings. They have been wonderful since the day we moved in, and they feel like family to us.
“Being able to give them money for a holiday so they can make some magical memories together makes me so happy.”
Polish-born Honorata, who’s lived in the UK for 25 years, had been grieving the loss of her father just two weeks earlier, and she learned about her new fortune after returning from his funeral in Poland.
And she’s convinced he’s the one who ‘sent it’ to her: “He’ll always be the angel sitting on my shoulder, and I know it was him who sent this gift to me.”
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Honorata had spent seven years providing foster care—work she adored—before having to give it up, so she could care for her elderly parents back in Poland, which required a lot of traveling back and forth.
She says her big windfall now means she’ll be able to return to the role she loves.
“I just wanted to change the lives of kids who haven’t had an easy start in life.
“I’m blessed that I was able to help children of all ages find a better future. I absolutely love fostering—and this win means I can carry on doing what I love. Winning just makes everything so much easier.”
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The mom-of-two won the prize worth £1 million British pounds ($1.3mil), as part of her £15 monthly subscription ($20).
Her husband of almost 20 years had no idea that she’d been entering the drawings. He’d always been dismissive when it came to luck—as neither of them had ever won anything before.
“I’ll never forget that moment for as long as I live,” she recalled
“My husband always joked I had more chance of being struck by lightning than winning a million pounds. I guess I better be extra careful next time there’s a storm outside.”
As well as paying for their neighbor’s dream getaway, the couple will also book their own once-in-a-lifetime trip to mark their 20th wedding anniversary in October.
“We can afford to do something really special for our 20th anniversary now—go on a big family holiday somewhere lovely, I’ve already started planning!
“We will take my mother as she deserves a break more than anyone, I’m so happy we can enjoy this win together.”
“Helping the people we love is what this win is all about for us.”
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The Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw runs every month, guaranteeing one UK winner £1 million, tax-free, each time.
At the same time it is changing Honorata’s life forever, Omaze raises money for good causes across the UK through its prize drawings, with more than £140 million raised to support UK charity partners since launching in 2020.
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