<p>An Alabama woman was named the new owner of an Edgartown home Tuesday — and millions of other would-be residents were disappointed — as Home and Garden Television announced the winner of the network’s annual dream home giveaway.</p>
An Alabama woman was named the new owner of an Edgartown home Tuesday — and millions of other would-be residents were disappointed — as Home and Garden Television announced the winner of the network’s annual dream home giveaway.
Kathy O’Dell of Huntsville, Ala., was chosen from 94 million entrants as the winner of a 3,200-square-foot Cape style home on Crocker Drive, according to an announcement by HGTV.
The dream home was designed by Island architect Patrick Ahearn and built by local contractor Tim McHugh. There are other local touches in the house. All of the artwork was sourced locally, and other decor and furnishings in the three bedroom, three and a half bath house were sourced on-Island.
The home also has a gourmet kitchen, two stove chimneys, and a custom-built doggy dream house in the backyard.
The Vineyard was revealed as the destination for the 19th annual dream home contest in August, and construction was completed in September. The entry period for the popular contest ran from Dec. 29 to Feb. 17, with anyone 21 years old or older allowed to enter up to twice a day.
The grand prize also comes with a new truck, $250,000, and a one-year membership to the Field Club.
HGTV said Mrs. O’Dell is a retired computer programmer who has five children and six grandchildren, and that she and her husband Steve entered the contest twice a day. The network will air a special featuring the winner on May 29.

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Guess I'm staying in Vineyard
Jim Pringle Vineyard HavenGuess I'm staying in Vineyard Haven.
Even though I am very
Suzy New York CityEven though I am very disappointed- a great place for your Children/ Grandchildren to vacation! Congratulations!
Guess I'm staying in Los
Cyndi Los AngelesGuess I'm staying in Los Angeles.
Guess I'm staying in Denver.
jim kelly Denver, COGuess I'm staying in Denver.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Nancy NJCONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Congratulations
Nancy HaesslerCongratulations
I'm happy that someone from
Diane AlabamaI'm happy that someone from Alabama won, I was just hoping that it would be ME!
Congratulations, Mrs. O'Dell!
Jenny Mundus HawaiiCongratulations, Mrs. O'Dell!
would she like sell it! Get
Steve Bieritz cooperstown nywould she like sell it! Get ready for the tax bill!!
Congratulations!
Cash option!!
Larry EdgartownCash option!!
I knew I wouldn't win. I
Jan Nickerson MaI knew I wouldn't win. I never win stuff. Ever.
Congratulations. .guess I'm
Christine SwanseaCongratulations. .guess I'm staying off Island.
ENJOY YOUR HOUSE ON ONE OF
CAROL REHOBORH, MAENJOY YOUR HOUSE ON ONE OF THE BESY ISLANDS IN THE WORLD. I LOVED THE ISLAND FOR THE 14 YRS. WE LIVED THERE AND THE MANY YEARS BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE!!
I would have loved to win it,
Elaine PennsylvaniaI would have loved to win it, but I did worry about how I would have ever paid the tax bills, etc. I had dreams of selling the house and then using that money to get something a lot smaller.....just to be able to have a place to go whenever we want to come to the Vineyard. Oh well, I guess we will just keep renting a place whenever we want to go.
Congratulations to the O'Dell
Kathleen Fritz OhioCongratulations to the O'Dell family. My husband and I moved off of the island about 16 months ago after spending 14 wonderful yrs there. We also both entered twice a day and I must have sent in 200 hand written entries. I guess I'll just continue to pray that we'll live there once again if it's meant to be and in the meantime will visit whenever we can.
We miss you! Wish you won!!
Carlene Gatting Martha's VineyardWe miss you! Wish you won!!
That stinks, should have been
Susan Schwoch Oak BluffsThat stinks, should have been islander who really needs it.
i hope you treasure the
Sheila summer vineyard residenti hope you treasure the island for years and years. It is a special place. May this be the beginning of many amazing memories for your family.
They should have built 5
Marc M.V.They should have built 5 small houses instead of one overpriced house so people could actually afford to keep them and live in them.
yep Marc.... that would
cindy nyyep Marc.... that would really be cool
Congrats and thanks HGTV for
Peter Rhode IslandCongrats and thanks HGTV for building this house on MV and utilizing so many Vineyard resources to complete it, a win-win!
Geez..... people can be so
shay floridaGeez..... people can be so bitter!
Congratulations to the winner
Ken Esq EdgartownCongratulations to the winner! We hope you enjoy your new home and the beauty of Martha's Vineyard. Thank you also to HGTV for featuring the island we call home!
I wish they picked a young
Olivia New yorkI wish they picked a young person. Its always some old lady from the south, like what about a young person hoping to live in the area she went every summer as a kid, to settle down and raise their children in such a gorgeous house shes probs gonna sell the dang house anyway
Congrats Kathy, I just moved
Tom Driscoll Cape Coral, FLCongrats Kathy, I just moved from the Vineyard after living there for !5 yrs. I envy you, your going to love it...
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