Lucky day: Sarah Japuz, who works as a nanny in Croydon, in her prize Porsche. She thinks she might take the cash alternative, since she has never learned to drive
It must have been Sarah Japuz’s lucky day, as the nanny from Croydon won big in an online competition, scooping a £71,000 Porsche Cayenne supercar.
The only snag is that Japuz can’t drive.
Japuz, 32, has worked as a nanny – not the best-paid job – for the past 12 years. But she has never learned to drive or had a driving licence. Not even a provisional.
“Seriously!” Japuz said. “Am I dreaming? Wake me up. I’m shaking.”
The Porsche Cayenne GTS is a high-performance luxury SUV powered by a 4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, a prize courtesy of online competition firm BOTB.
Japuz is a BOTB Pass member who signed up after her husband’s work colleague won a £1.25million dream home in Essex through BOTB earlier this year.
“I’ve watched videos of other people winning, but I never expected to be one of them,” Japuz said. “I wish I knew how to drive.”
Japuz says she is likely to choose a cash alternative. “The cash solves a lot of problems, and we’ve got a lot of plans.”
BOTB hands over the keys to a dream car each week, while also offering players the option of a cash alternative and a range of lifestyle prizes.
It is also currently offering people the chance to win a luxury four-bedroom home in south London worth £1.3million in a competition costing £1. Since launch in 1999, BOTB has given prizes to more than half-a-million people, including £153million-worth of cars.
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