Iowa Mom Wins $2.2 Million Grand Prize Package in HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2008(SM)

Iowa Mom Wins $2.2 Million Grand Prize Package in HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2008(SM)

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- An early surprise birthday party celebration turned into the surprise birthday gift of a lifetime when 31-year-old Stephanie Dee learned she was the winner of the 2008 HGTV Dream Home located in the new development of The Shore at Islamorada, Florida. Dee, a physician's assistant and mother of two, thought that her girlfriends had gathered to give her an early birthday party when HGTV's Lauren Lake knocked on the door of her Solon, Iowa home. Her shock at receiving the news was broadcast around the country during the live broadcast of HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2008 on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

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"I don't know what to say," said a teary-eyed Dee. "Thank you, thank you."

Dee, whose name was drawn from more than 40 million entries, received the grand prize package with a retail value of $2.2 million. In addition to the new, custom-designed and fully furnished bayside home, the grand prize package includes a state-of-the-art kitchen, a matching Doggy Dream Home and a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid. And since Islamorada is the sport fishing capital of the world, there's even a room dedicated to fishing!

Dee's husband, Tommy, who was surprised along with his wife, and their two young children, Taylor, age 3, and Sydney, 9 months, seemed shocked as well. "We're very fortunate," he said. "I can't believe we really won!"

Viewers can still see a 360 degree virtual tour of the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Quick Time, and get designer Linda Woodrum's design tips at HGTV.com. In addition, they will soon be able to see the location of the 2009 HGTV Dream Home at Dream Home Central.

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, Lumber Liquidators, The Iams Company, BISSELL(R) Homecare, Inc., JELD-WEN, inc., Moen Inc., Oldcastle Architectural, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, Sub-Zero, Inc. & Wolf Appliance, Inc., California Closet Company Inc., Ethan Allen, Silestone, Wellborn and Hickory Hardware, Inc.

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 95 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and- garden destination that attracts 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 124 territories across all seven continents 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 Network, Fine Living TV Network, and Great American Country.

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