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Considering how lavish the homes are, they come with a pretty hefty price tag. The drawing is entirely unbiased, and the odds of winning the Giveaway depend upon the number of eligible entries. HGTV is aUnited States-based pay television channel owned by Discovery Inc. As the name suggests, it is related to real estate and home improvement.

To participate, the eligible contestants had to visit the official HGTV website or the Food Network website and complete and submit the online entry form from there. The channel has been ranked at 4th position in audience size among other cable networks. Her son lives in Australia and her daughter helped HGTV ambush her mom. Viewers imagined themselves in this fabulous home, driving around in a new truck with a half million dollars to spend. The living room and dining room are the perfect place to have a party.
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If the bin selected was a virtual one, the computer would be set to scroll through the entries, and as it's scrolling through the entries, the space bar is pressed. For some winners, that means risking it all and doing everything possible to afford the astronomical taxes and upkeep. For others, it means taking the cash immediately and perhaps buying a more reasonable dream home. For others yet, the dream home becomes a once-in-a-lifetime vacation headquarters for a little while.

A Seattle physician’s assistant, Elise Kaiser, won the house and other prizes and cash totaling $650,000. A bright-blue master bedroom features an industrial-style closet. The accompanying blue master bathroom has an ombre vanity and a clawfoot tub in the large shower enclosure. 25 related question answers found what happens when you win a house?
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If the idea of winning an incredible, luxurious piece of real estate in a competition sounds like a complete dream to you, well, you're certainly not alone. For over 25 years now, individuals have been entering their names in the HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes, which as People reported, began back in 1997. The 2003 Dream Home was a return to Florida following the 1999 giveaway in Rosemary Beach. This home, located right on the Gulf of Mexico, is a dream for any water lover. Features include a boat dock, a "summer kitchen," and a gorgeous home office with views of the bay.
The 2014 HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes gave away a Yukon Denali vehicle, $250,000 cash, and a fully furnished home with panoramic views overlooking the Carson Range of mountains, not far from Lake Tahoe, California. A person named Mark Smiles posted on Facebookthat his college friend, David Rennie of Shelton, Connecticut was the 2016 HGTV Dream Home winner. St Paul's Church also posted pictures of the Rennie family with Tiffany Brooks. You can read the entire story, and watch a video of the ambush, on the HGTV Dream Home 2017 website. HGTV host Tiffany Brooks was masquerading as an employee of the art studio until about half-way through the evening, when she revealed herself and announced Anna's big sweepstakes win. Anna Spangler's best friend helped HGTV set up the 2017 ambush.
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There's also a very cool secret media room in the attic and a miniature doggy dream home outside. Donald P. Cook, winner of HGTV's 2006 Dream Home Sweepstakes, receives his check. Cheryl Smith and her husband sold the Dream Home back to its developers for $2.2 million dollars. They also donated nearly $187,000 worth of furnishings and artwork in the home to an organization that helps needy children. The 2010 HGTV Dream Home is a contemporary Pueblo-style home in Sandia Park, NM. This home pays homage to its desert surroundings, with decor from local artisans and a splash of turquoise in every room. See the beauty of this home for yourself in the 2010 Dream Home Sweepstakes Photo Album.
Soon this popular channel will also announce the location of the HGTV Dream Home 2014 Giveaway. For fans who are still looking to win, there is the HGTV Mortgage Madness Watch and Win 2013 Sweepstakes. Watch every Monday night for a chance to win $50,000 toward paying off your mortgage.
Susan O’Gorman of Perry, Georgia was the 2020 HGTV Dream Home winner. This year's home was a cozy, costal escape in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Susan and her family coincidentally summer in Hilton Head, so the prize was perfect for them.

Susan said she signed up for email reminders and entered the giveaway nearly every day, through both of the websites where you can enter. "Somebody has to win it," she told her friends and family members. They told Karey that they were going to be filming a food show at their favorite restaurant. Brian Patrick Flynn pretended to be the host of the show, until he surprised Karey with the big news. You can watch the full 2022 Dream Home winner ambush to see Karey's reaction.
Rather than accepting the keys to the million-dollar Martha’s Vineyard home, she went for the cash prize. Kathy used her winnings to pay off debt and buy a home closer to her family in Alabama. The coastal farmhouse located in St. Simon's Island, Georgia seemed perfect for 2017 HGTV Dream Home winner Anna Spangler and her husband. But after the show, it seems the couple opted for the cash payout of $1 million. They left behind the $1.4 Million house, however, there's no record for just how much the house sold for after the show aired. After winning HGTV’s Dream Home in 2019, Beverly Fulkerson declined further press coverage on her acquisition of the home.

We still don’t know if Beverly decided to accept the home or take the cash prize, but if she were to have accepted the 2.3 Million package, the school teacher would owe over $900,000 in taxes alone. Christi is a professional writer who has been writing about outdoor living and design for magazines, websites and blogs since 2009. A lifelong resident of south Louisiana, she is immersed in a culture that is a gumbo of music, food and outdoor activities. With her husband Pierre, she especially enjoys spending time with their two sons in their Belgard backyard.