Texas lottery player turns losing scratch ticket into dream home

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VenomV12 — Wed, 20 May 2015 04:57:13 GMT

The best part is that they paid the IRS vampires so you don't have to sell the house if you don't want to. $500,000 in Texas will get you one heck of a house.

Comment #13

wizeguy — Mon, 18 May 2015 21:14:36 GMT

Congrats on your lucky win, Carlos

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dallascowboyfan — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:56:27 GMT

Congratulations Carlos

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hearsetrax — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:04:31 GMT

from a brief search of the www at large the cheapest was about $5k

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shadowlady — Mon, 18 May 2015 17:43:38 GMT

Congrats to Carlos!

But I do wonder if I had won, how much it would cost me to have them build a Hobbit Hole (before and after the LOTR movies, I have wanted a hobbit hole for a house. ) And whether it would violate covenents.

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mypiemaster — Mon, 18 May 2015 17:28:43 GMT

His dream home might just be a $200,000.00 home. You never know with people anymore.

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zephbe — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:15:52 GMT

That is a great second chance prize! Congratulations to the winner

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music* — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:00:37 GMT

This is a heart warming start of the week. Congratulations Carlos

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Lynn-Lynn — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:57:03 GMT

Congratulations

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IPlayWeekly — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:39:31 GMT

While big time congrats, I hope he doesn't go overboard. He should factor in the maintenance cost.

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hearsetrax — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:42:58 GMT

should be most curious as to how close he comes to his dream home with that much

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maringoman — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:18:10 GMT

This is nice

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lothob — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:14:01 GMT

Wow! That's winning! Love that there was the $166k to the IRS kicked in as well

Comment #1

Technut — Mon, 18 May 2015 13:47:22 GMT

Congratulations Carlos Zavala on your big second chance win.

Texas lottery player turns losing scratch ticket into dream home

Lottery Post — Mon, 18 May 2015 13:06:13 GMT

Includes video report

By Todd Northrop

Carlos Zavala of Tyler, Texas, is the winner of $500,000 to build a dream home at any D.R. Horton Community in Texas, thanks to his selection of a key in a special event Friday.

Players of the Texas Dream Home scratch-off game had the opportunity to enter their non-winning tickets into promotional second-chance drawings for a chance to become a finalist for the grand prize. Four finalists were chosen to participate in Friday's dream home giveaway e... [ More ]