These people are doing a house raffle in the Uk:

http://www.winadevonpropertywithfishing.co.uk/

Theire story has been told in several newspapers:

http://www.thelondonnews.net/story/376134

The ODDS: 1 in 46,000

Each Ticket costs L25 or about $50 American dollars. Better odds then a state lottery BUT again it's "gambling"

Best

Danny