HGTV Will Change the Lives of Three Lucky Finalists and Give Viewers Chances to Win Big Cash Prizes During Live Special, HGTV Dream Home Giveaway

HGTV Will Change the Lives of Three Lucky Finalists and Give Viewers Chances to Win Big Cash Prizes During Live Special, HGTV Dream Home Giveaway

Show Airs on Saturday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Festivities for 10th Anniversary of HGTV Dream Home Giveaway(R) Will Continue During Live Broadband Show on HGTV.com

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Ridge Mountains won't be high enough to contain the energy and excitement that will surround the HGTV Dream Home located at Grey Rock at Lake Lure, North Carolina when the network airs its 40-minute live special, HGTV Dream Home Giveaway on Saturday, April 29 at 8 p.m. PT/5 p.m. PT. Hearts will be pounding as show host Mark L. Walberg and the three lucky finalists randomly selected from more than 53 million entries assemble at the entrance of the luxury mountain home. While only one finalist one will get the key that opens the door to the HGTV Dream Home, all are guaranteed a $100,000 payday.

Viewers will be on the edge of their seats as they wait to find out which finalist will choose the key to the grand prize: Julie Free, a 29 year-old dietician consultant from Blackwell, Okla.; Donald Cook, a 56-year-old utility analyst from Alum Creek, W. Va., or Deanna Bains, a 59-year-old stock replenisher from Fairport, N.Y. And, in an exciting new twist for the 10th anniversary of the HGTV Dream Home, HGTV also will give away more than $400,000 in cash prizes to viewers at home during the live special.

The grand prize package in the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway has a retail value of approximately $2 million and includes the custom-built home with more than 3,000 square feet of flooring from Lumber Liquidators, a matching Doggy Dream Home, an all-new 2007 GMC Yukon and a $250,000 cash prize from LendingTree.com. The spectacular fully-furnished house is more than 5,000 square feet and features sweeping mountain views, a large covered porch with terrace for outdoor living and separate upper level guest quarters.

Immediately after the live special, the fun will continue on HGTV.com where visitors can view a broadband show live from the 2006 HGTV Dream Home and watch as the grand prize winner tours the home for the first time. Starting at 8:42 p.m. ET/5:42 p.m. PT, online visitors also can watch as the winner gets the keys to all-new 2007 GMC Yukon and receives the $250,000 cash prize from LendingTree.com. But the real online surprise comes when Jack Thomasson, who has served as house planner for nine HGTV Dream Homes, announces the location of the 2007 HGTV Dream Home site.

"We wanted to do something extraordinary for our 10th Anniversary," said Judy Girard, president, HGTV. "The HGTV Dream Home Giveaway has become an eagerly anticipated annual event that is not only a symbol of viewers' aspirations, but also the perfect representation of the HGTV brand. It has taken on a life of its own and has such a huge following that we enhanced the prizing options so that we could provide more viewers with the means to make their dreams come true."

Prior to the live special, the network will air a five-part series hosted by Gail O'Neill entitled Behind the Design of HGTV's Dream Home 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT. In addition, the network also will air HGTV's Dream Home 2006, a special hosted by Joan Steffend at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT that will offer viewers a tour of the house and its surrounding community.

Walberg's experience as a comedian, talk and game show host will come in handy during HGTV Dream Home Giveaway. Well-known to fans for his stint as host of reality television's Temptation Island, Walberg will need to use his trademark wit and charm to engage the nervous finalists and excited viewers as the drama unfolds live. In addition, Steffend, who led the team that surprised each of the finalists with news that they had a one in three chance to win the fabulous home, will be on hand to support the finalists and take viewers on a room by room tour of the home.

"We know our viewers will enjoy this opportunity to celebrate with us and share in the excitement of this giveaway," said Girard. "It's going to be spectacular!"

About the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway sweepstakes

One of the most successful consumer promotions in cable TV history, the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway involves sponsorship from several national advertisers including GMC Division -- General Motors Corporation, The Sherwin- Williams Company, BISSELL(R) Homecare, Inc., Lumber Liquidators, Inc., Moen Incorporated, Nestle Purina PetCare Company, JELD-WEN, inc., sanofi-aventis, Tacom, L.P., d/b/a Cosentino USA, California Closet Company Inc., LendingTree, LLC, Sub-Zero Freezer Company, Inc. & Wolf Appliance Company, LLC, LR Buffalo Creek, LLC, Land Resource Companies, LLC and all of its affiliated and subsidiary entities and all other participating product sponsors.

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 89 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination, drawing an average of 5.2 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's branded programming also can be seen in 41 other countries and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY - Do It Yourself Network, Fine Living and Great American Country.

About Land Resource Companies

Founded in 1997, Atlanta-based Land Resource Companies is committed to providing unique waterfront and mountain communities that offer a comfortable lifestyle choice, as well as preserving the existing natural beauty of the environment. The HGTV 2006 Dream Home marks the second time in three years that a Land Resource Companies' property has been selected by HGTV as the location for the HGTV Dream Home. With a philosophy of "several unique properties, one unique source," LRC is based on developing quality communities while maintaining the integrity of the area on which they are built. LRC communities offer the chance to step back in time to a more peaceful way of life, where you can actually enjoy those breathtaking views and walks in the park.

Source: HGTV

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Web site: http://www.hgtv.com/

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