The HGTV Dream Home now has an owner.
Sydney Bender

HGTV Announces Winner of Edgartown Dream Home

<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&rsquo;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.

Ready for a ride to South Beach.
Sydney Bender
Ready for a ride to South Beach.
Sydney Bender

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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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 18:29

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Steve Bieritz cooperstown ny

would she like sell it! Get ready for the tax bill!!
Congratulations!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 13:43

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CAROL REHOBORH, MA

ENJOY 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!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 15:44

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Elaine Pennsylvania

I 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.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 18:39

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Kathleen Fritz Ohio

Congratulations 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.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 22:13

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Sheila summer vineyard resident

i 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.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 06:59

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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.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 09:08

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Peter Rhode Island

Congrats and thanks HGTV for building this house on MV and utilizing so many Vineyard resources to complete it, a win-win!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 22:06

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Ken Esq Edgartown

Congratulations 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!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 13:26

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Olivia New york

I 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

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 17:00

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Tom Driscoll Cape Coral, FL

Congrats 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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