Iowa mom wins $2.2 million Florida Keys home in cable TV drawing
A 31-year-old mother of two from eastern Iowa beat 40 million to 1 odds and is now the proud owner of a $2.2 million home on the Florida Keys.
Stephanie Dee of Solon, Iowa, won the 2008 HGTV Dream Home, located in a new development in Islamorada, Fla.
Dee, a physician’s assistant, thought that her girlfriends had gathered to give her an early birthday party when HGTV’s Lauren Lake knocked on her door. Her shock once she learned the news was telecast Sunday night on HGTV.
“I don’t know what to say,” said a teary-eyed Dee. “Thank you, thank you.” Dee’s name was drawn from more than 40 million entries.
Along with the fully furnished bayside home, she also receives a matching Doggy Dream Home and a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid.
“We’re very fortunate,” Dee’s husband, Tommy, said. “I can’t believe we really won!”
–PAUL WALSH
