New York teacher wins 2024 HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes. See photos of luxury house
New York elementary school teacher Marie Fratta has won the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island in Florida, HGTV Network announced Wednesday.
Fratta, of Hawthorne, NY, in Westchester County, is the first New Yorker to win the HGTV contest since it first launched in 1997. According to People.com, Fratta is an elementary school teacher and mother of three daughters. More than 130 million entries were entered into the sweepstakes.
Voting ceased for the sweepstakes in mid-February, for the 3,300-square-foot home.
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 all, Fratta will receive:
Keys to the fully furnished home, which 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
$100,000 cash
HGTV Dream Home 2024 contest: Is there a lump sum or 'cash option'?
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.
HGTV Dream Home past winners
Here's a look back at who won the HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes in years' past:
The Home and Garden Television Network announced the winner for the 2024 HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island, Florida, at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, May 22: Marie Fratta from Hawthorne, New York
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.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Marie Fratta wins 2024 HGTV Dream Home Sweepstakes. See photos of home