Who won HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contests over the years & info about the Florida homes

Jennifer Sangalang, Palm Beach Post
·6 min read

Winning an HGTV Dream Home is like winning the lottery. Pretty soon, we'll know who won the keys to the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida.

Since 1997, the HGTV Network has built a following and audience for its HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contest. The process starts with choosing a site for the home, renovating one or building it from the ground up, marketing the contest, planning an "ambush-style" notification for the winner for HGTV, its site and social media, and letting the world know who won the literal dream home.

Some quick hits:

  • From 1997 to 2024, there have been five HGTV Dream Home locations in Florida.

  • Two people from Florida have won an HGTV Dream Home since the history of the sweepstakes contest.

Who won 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island in Florida sweepstakes contest?

The 2024 HGTV Dream Home is on Anastasia Island in Northeast Florida and described as "a grand coastal escape." The sweepstakes officially ended in February for the beautiful home that was designed by architect Michael Stauffer and built by local builder Glenn Layton Homes. The home's interior design was by Brian Patrick Flynn. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom home is about 3,300 square feet with views of the Matanzas River and the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

As of March 25, 2024, more than a month after voting officially closed for the 2024 HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contest, a winner has not been announced. Rules state: "One prospective grand prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the promotion period on approximately Feb. 29, 2024." A drawing likely took place on Leap Day 2024 for the 2024 HGTV Dream Home.

"Prospective grand prize winner will be contacted either by phone, email, in writing or via an 'ambush style' visit by sponsor's representatives at the grand prize winner's home or other location between Feb. 30, 2024, and April 30, 2024. The prospective grand prize winner may be filmed or otherwise recorded during such visit by sponsor." Note: Feb. 30, 2024, is not an actual date, but this is what was on HGTV’s site as of Feb. 20, 2024.

How much is HGTV Dream Home 2024 worth? What is total HGTV Dream Home grand prize package worth?

Value of the total Anastasia Island HGTV Dream Home package is estimated at just over $2.2 million. In total, the winner of the sweepstakes will receive:

  • Keys to the fully furnished home, which, according to rules, includes home furnishings, fixtures, artwork and merchandise for an approximate retail value of $2,069,595

  • A new Mercedes-Benz E Class sedan worth about $70,000, according to the rules

  • $100,000 cash

Is there a lump sum or 'cash option' for HGTV Dream Home 2024 contest? Do winners keep the Dream Home?

The contest rules state: "In lieu of taking title to the HGTV Dream Home 2024 (and the contents of the HGTV Dream Home 2024), the grand prize winner will have the option of receiving $650,000 in cash (the "cash option"). If the grand prize winner cannot take possession of the HGTV Dream Home 2024 ... the grand prize winner shall receive the cash option. Total value of the grand prize is $820,000" if the cash option is selected vs. the HGTV Dream Home 2024.

Where are the HGTV Dream Homes?

According to HGTV's site, here's a list of HGTV Dream Home locations from the start of the contest to present.

  • 2024: Anastasia Island, Florida

  • 2023: Morrison, Colorado

  • 2022: Warren, Vermont

  • 2021: Newport, Rhode Island

  • 2020: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

  • 2019: Whitefish, Montana

  • 2018: Gig Harbor, Washington

  • 2017: St. Simons Island, Georgia

  • 2016: HGTV Dream Home on Merritt Island, Florida

  • 2015: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

  • 2014: Lake Tahoe, California

  • 2013: Charleston, South Carolina

  • 2012: Park City, Utah

  • 2011: Stowe, Vermont

  • 2010: Sandia Park, New Mexico

  • 2009: Sonoma, California

  • 2008: Islamorada, Florida

  • 2007: Winter Park, Colorado

  • 2006: Lake Lure, North Carolina

  • 2005: Tyler, Texas

  • 2004: St. Mary's, Georgia

  • 2003: Mexico Beach, Florida

  • 2002: Sherwood, Maryland

  • 2001: Camden, Maine

  • 2000: Nehalem, Oregon

  • 1999: Rosemary Beach, Florida

  • 1998: Beaufort, South Carolina

  • 1997: Jackson Hole, Wyoming

How many HGTV Dream Home locations were in Florida over the years?

As of March 25, 2024, there have been five HGTV Dream Homes in Florida:

  • Anastasia Island, Florida (2024)

  • Merritt Island, Florida (2016)

  • Islamorada, Florida (2008)

  • Mexico Beach, Florida (2003)

  • Rosemary Beach, Florida (1999)

List of HGTV Dream Home winners

Here's a look back at who won the HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes contests over the years.

  • A winner has not been announced as of March 25, 2024, for the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida.

  • Marie Davis of Rock Hill, South Carolina, won the 2023 HGTV Dream Home in Morrison, Colorado.

  • Karey Wolstenholm of Overland Park, Kansas, won the 2022 HGTV Dream Home in Warren, Vermont.

  • Jeff Yanes of Austin, Texas, won the 2021 HGTV Dream Home in Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Susan O'Gorman of Perry, Georgia, won the 2020 HGTV Dream Home on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

  • Beverly Fulkerson of Osgood, Indiana, won the 2019 HGTV Dream Home in Whitefish, Montana.

  • Emily Muniz from Nashville, Tennessee, won the 2018 HGTV Dream Home in Gig Harbor, Washington

  • Anna Spangler of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 HGTV Dream Home on St. Simons Island, Georgia.

  • David Rennie of Shelton, Connecticut, won the 2016 HGTV Dream Home on Merritt Island, Florida

  • Kathy O'Dell of Huntsville, Alabama, won the 2015 HGTV Dream Home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

  • Laura Martin of Boise, Idaho, won the 2014 HGTV Dream Home in Lake Tahoe, California

  • Carole Simpson of Columbia, Tennessee, won the 2013 HGTV Dream Home in Charleston, South Carolina.

  • Vicky Naggy of Pennsylvania won the 2012 HGTV Dream Home in Park City, Utah.

  • Eric Makstenieks of Hinsdale, Illinois, won the 2011 HGTV Dream Home in Stowe, Vermont.

  • Myra Lewis of New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2010 HGTV Dream Home in Sandia Park, New Mexico.

  • Cheryl Smith of Lakeland, Florida, won the 2009 HGTV Dream Home in Sonoma, California.

  • Stephanie Dee of Solon, Iowa, won the 2008 HGTV Dream Home in Islamorada, Florida.

  • Robert O'Neill of Brandon, Florida, won the 2007 HGTV Dream Home in Winter Park, Colorado.

  • Donald P. Cook of Alum Creek, West Virginia, won the 2006 HGTV Dream Home in Lake Lure, North Carolina.

  • Don Cruz of Chicago, Illinois, won the 2005 HGTV Dream Home in Tyler, Texas.

  • Kathi Nakao of Sacramento, California, won the 2004 HGTV Dream Home in St. Mary's, Georgia.

  • John Groszkiewicz of Erie County, Pennsylvania, won the 2003 HGTV Dream Home in Mexico Beach, Florida.

  • Milton O'Bryant of Midland, Texas, won the 2002 HGTV Dream Home in Sherwood, Maryland.

  • Kathy Hedrick of Gladstone, Missouri, won the 2001 HGTV Dream Home in Camden, Maine.

  • Mary Barker of San Antonio, Texas, won the 2000 HGTV Dream Home in Nehalem, Oregon, according to liveabout.com.

  • Belinda Brown of Kingston, Tennessee, won the 1999 HGTV Dream Home in Rosemary Beach, Florida.

  • Tina Carlson of Thousand Oaks, California, won the 1998 HGTV Dream Home in Beaufort, South Carolina.

  • Michele Rambo of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the very first winner of an HGTV Dream Home, the 1997 HGTV Dream Home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.

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