Minister wins £69,000 BMW after spending just 20p on BOTB prize draw
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A church minister from Clitheroe has scooped a £69,000 BMW X5M after spending just 20p on a BOTB dream car draw ticket
A church minister from Clitheroe has just won a £69,000 car after gambling 20 pence on an online prize draw website.
Gilbert Esambe, who serves the United Reformed Church, was surprised on his doorstep by a film crew from the dream car giveaway company BOTB.
Presenter Katie Knight had turned up at his house to present him with a BMW X5M, a luxury SUV worth £60,000.
Gilbert had taken part in one of BOTB's weekly draws, punting just 20p on a ticket, and his name came up in the draw.
"Oh my God," he said, as Katie walked him up to the car. "This is not true. I wasn't expecting this. It's like a dream."
Gilbert then explained that he and his wife, who works as a nurse, had been planning to buy a car in the new year, but they hadn't yet worked out how they were going to afford it.
He said: "We've been planning to change our car, some time in January or February, and we've been thinking about what car we're going to have and how we're going to raise funds for the car.
"And then, I play a game, and this is me with a car."
As well as giving away dream cars and lifestyle prizes, BOTB is currently raffling off a £1.3 million house in Saffron Walden, with tickets costing just £1.
Among the latest dream cars to play for is a McLaren 570GT supercar worth £77,000 - and tickets are just 19p.
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