HGTV's 'My Lottery Dream Home' Season 5 premiere wins record ratings

Comment #64

Teddi — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:13:35 GMT

As someone who grew up with household staff, I wonder why it's always the people who know nothing about it that have the most to say about it. And always portray it as a negative.

Have you interviewed every lottery winner who's bought a large house? did they all tell you they regretted it? Because while I may not know any jackpot winners personally, I know a LOT of people who grew up with nothing, who made enough to build or buy their mansions, and not one of them ever claimed to regret it.... [ More ]

Comment #63

Kyle7824 — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 14:21:49 GMT

The couple last night on a 2nd prize no multiplier was determined to blow it all on a house... :-(

That s like 675k after taxes or something...

Comment #62

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:08:58 GMT

Destitute, far from it. I would invest in things important to me. I would not give money

away or treat it like fodder. Contentment is a state of mind, how much stuff does one

person need to be happy?

RL

Comment #61

mikeintexas — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:14:06 GMT

That's how I feel about it as well. There are advantages to not having a big chunk of money in the bank when you kick the bucket and that doesn't mean you have to be destitute when the time comes.

Comment #60

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:03:32 GMT

No matter how much I may win, the plan is to die broke. May the time between the two events

be full of joy.

RL.

Comment #59

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:55:27 GMT

After winning that much money, trying to hold on to the way things were is a bigger pipe dream

than winning was to start with. A couple months after a big win you will see how much it changed

the people around you, even if you stay the same.

RL

Comment #58

Skibunnylk — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:51:26 GMT

So true! once reality sets in all previous intentions go out the window.

Comment #57

mikeintexas — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 02:02:11 GMT

i have studied this formerly dysfunctional family from the time they won and declared they weren't quitting their jobs. that raised red flags for me to try and discredit them for their choices

Studied? I bet I have studied (actually researched ) them more in the last few hours since I read your first post than you did in the not-quite two yrs. since they claimed.

So, them saying they weren't going to quit their jobs is a sore point with you? I didn't bother going back and reading abo... [ More ]

Comment #56

billybucks — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:08:29 GMT

virtually every rich person made their money by using other people's money. opm for short. these wealth management firms (name sounds appealing) cackle when someone comes in with a large sum to invest with them. they are a cut above a used car salesman but their intent is to pig stick you death with fees and trusting them is foolhardy. most of their marks are aged and uninformed. some even forget they invested with these sharks.

Comment #55

billybucks — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:56:38 GMT

i have studied this formerly dysfunctional family from the time they won and declared they weren't quitting their jobs. that raised red flags for me to try and discredit them for their choices. they carried their ticket unsigned and went on the today show. rock stupid people who struck it rich. they don't seem to employed at least. i give them credit for changing their mind on that ridiculous decision. i still maintain they do not have the intelligence to handle all that money. information garne... [ More ]

Comment #54

mikeintexas — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:36:02 GMT

And what, pray tell, do YOU do for a living? Why should we trust the opinion of someone who probably has a job flipping burgers? I'd wager that if you ever win a significant amt. of money it will be gone in no more than a couple of years.

You're a miserable human being, but I'm sure those around you remind you of that fairly often.

Comment #53

mikeintexas — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:30:17 GMT

And you know this how? You don't know them, don't pretend you do. You're just some asshat on the Internet projecting your own character faults (lack of patience, short attention span, not to mention nuts ) onto others.

Comment #52

billybucks — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:15:39 GMT

working in wealth management is a license to steal money from clients. you impose a 0.25% fee increase just to bleed more money out of them every so often knowing they will not care or even notice. they don't monitor the investments you make with their money. no one regulates it either. you are not honest people by any stretch.

Comment #51

billybucks — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:11:00 GMT

they're not enjoying it at all. they wake up every morning wondering what they are going to do today. you stay home 24-7 and you go nuts. these people were nuts to begin with and all they do is sit around and watch the clock tick by or take a walk in their wooded hiking paths. that gets old quick.

Comment #50

Artist77 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:27:52 GMT

When someone shops for a modern beach house, let me know which episode. Those farm style homes in the middle of no where are too dull. Explains why I also never got through an episode of that show with Chip and Joanna Gaines. I could not tell the before from the after design. Most artists and designers dislike those 2 characters. Poor design is poor design. Lol

Comment #49

mikeintexas — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 05:29:32 GMT

That was interesting!

Check your inbox for my P.M. when I win! I will have some questions for you! (just don't hold your breath waiting

Comment #48

MsBee18 — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:56:31 GMT

I was employed with Merrill Lynch at the time they won. My colleague got the call from their Financial Advisor. Considering their balances, the call was a BIG DEAL to accommodate the Robinsons. I worked in Wealth Management so I seen a wide array of brokerage accounts.

Comment #47

mikeintexas — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:23:46 GMT

Y/W I'm not esp. fond of the log mansion look, not something I would have built, but it's still a nice looking house.

I watched a video last night 10 Reasons to NOT Move to Tennessee . The guy who made the video was really stretching to find ten reasons. (one of them was an aversion to sideburns)

It looked as though the Robinsons had built a barn or stable NW of their house. There are some clearings, just right to pasture a few horses and most of the acreage was in timber, perfect fo... [ More ]

Comment #46

lejardin — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:24:21 GMT

Thanx for those links, I looked at that house again too. 320 acres, holy cow, that is quite a beautiful property, a little to rustic for my taste but I could still live there lol

Comment #45

mikeintexas — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:02:36 GMT

I decided to spend a little time and revisit their win and a thread here in LP* which had links to the property they bought. Many of the links were broken, but I found a few that might interest anyone reading this.

*Robinson's buy 6.2 Million $ home on 320 acrea in TN

The address is: 345 Dink Rd Somerville,TN (Bing Maps view, you might have to click Aerial at top right to get satellite overhead imagery)

Here is a video of the property: Deep Point Real Estate

The Google Earth... [ More ]

Comment #44

lejardin — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 22:51:46 GMT

Was watching Fixer Upper earlier today and noticed that HGTV has been advertising the heck out of Lottery Dream Homes with David Bromstad dressed up in black, gold and wearing black and gold glasses with rhinestones. It was actually rather funny. That is soooo him.

Comment #43

music* — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 22:27:37 GMT

I agree when you write, how incredibly cheap housing is in some areas of the country. This is wonderful news for the new families starting out on their own journey through life. They will have new neighbors who are in the same boat as they are.

Comment #42

Sorrento — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:36:27 GMT

I watched a couple of shows last night, plus part of a 3rd one, for the first time, out of curiosity. Not sure what I was expecting but decided it wasn't my cup of tea. The three I saw were nothing too out of the ordinary house-wise, due to the small jackpots. My house is nicer but then we were lucky to buy in the recovering Florida market after moving from a high cost of living area with cash from the sale of our house in that overrated housing market. But good for the winners to be able to upg... [ More ]

Comment #41

Coin Toss — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:37:11 GMT

GiveFive,

Excellent points.

Comment #40

music* — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 06:44:36 GMT

You must have missed the couple who won $20 million and purchased their new home in the Hamptons, NY.

Seeing how the lottery does not discriminate and is an equal opportunity game the couple is Black Americans. A lovely American couple with a large extended family.

Comment #39

Stack47 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:12:44 GMT

Me either because I'm not impressed by people showing off their lottery winnings. I'd rather watch the millionaire golfers, baseball, football, and basketball players. And the future UK basketball millionaires

Comment #38

Stack47 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:01:27 GMT

Darn episode 2 will air while UK is playing South Carolina and I believe the second showing will compete with SNL. What time does My Lottery Dream Mobile Home air

Comment #37

MsBee18 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 02:47:27 GMT

I tuned in to the show this evening. The nail salon had HGTV on their mounted TV. The homes were nice; less than $500k, nothing extravagant. I thought it was odd all the couples won 1,000,000 dollars .

Comment #36

thell128 — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:42:44 GMT

Yes but you may have to pay a fee if you watch it through Amazon Prime.

Comment #35

music* — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:51:08 GMT

Here is a green laugh for your wife's avocado face makeup! Just imagine all the memories you will create as a lottery winner.

Good Luck to all LP Members.

Comment #34

noise-gate — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:57:48 GMT

That is some exceedingly decent money for both the PB MM jackpots. Btw- if a camera crew wanted to check out my place, they better be wearing sandals, cause we will be walking white shores, in the Seychelles. Take as much pictures as you like, it's my vacation abode. That's the extent of it,l mean should a camera crew ever visit my residence they catch the wife with her avocado face makeup on, oh Lordy, l will never hear the end of it..

Comment #33

music* — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:31:34 GMT

Tonight, Friday night 9/28/2018 You will have a chance of winning big in Megamillions. You can decide whether or not to be on this show. Good Luck to all

Comment #32

GiveFive — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:43:01 GMT

As for me personally, I don't care for the show.

For the few shows that I watched, the winners didn't rush out and buy themselves expensive mansions. From a price standpoint, some of the houses that were for sale were priced about the same as some homes close to where I live.

The objection I had while I was watching the show is that the winners appearing on it are showing the world exactly where they live, exactly what their new home and they themselves look like. To me, that's the direct... [ More ]

Comment #31

Thankful 1 — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:34:32 GMT

Yes,you can .on Fridays night also on Demand.

Comment #30

billybucks — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:56:17 GMT

most lottery winners are on the older side and do not need a dream house. those are for the under 30 families who rarely play the lottery. usually a lottery winner who upgades will overdo it to some extent. everyone will eventually find out that you are a lottery winner and is unmaskable. a paltry million dollar house should be good enough for anyone. this may be the worst show in the history of television from the sounds of it.

Comment #29

music* — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 02:16:14 GMT

Bleudog101, I believe that you are talking about Rick and Lori Knudsen. Before they won big Rick experienced something wild. His bills at four or five stores all came back with no change. All were even money. $2 here and $4 there and so forth.

As to thugs, I hope they are armed and have security systems. No news is good news.

At the bottom of their mountain, they own a restaurant and employ the locals.

Comment #28

RGebhard55 — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 01:44:55 GMT

my sister told me about the show. For me i wouldnt be able to choose between 3 homes. I would need more. lol

Comment #27

1977 — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:10:38 GMT

Wow don't remind me of Reality

Comment #26

noise-gate — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:07:59 GMT

Professional thieves watch TV as well. These shows make their jobs easier. Technically, they don't need flashlights, they know exactly on which wall, in which room that Picasso is hanging.

Btw- Mr Edwards, according to his daughter, left her with no money to her name.

Comment #25

Bleudog101 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:59:55 GMT

The last sentence reminds me of the couple on this show in CA. They bought a humongous house on a mountaintop, then bought the ranch below them. All I could think about is some thugs going up there and robbing them, nobody else appeared to live close-by. Not too wise even bragging like they did on this show.

Comment #24

1977 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:41:26 GMT

Thanks for post ..love that Show...Let me dream a dream of my dream home..

Comment #23

Dd2160 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:54:11 GMT

Cool will check this out

Comment #22

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:13:59 GMT

So much for staying anonymous.

Comment #21

Artist77 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:51:48 GMT

I may have to watch this show one more time. I only saw 2 episodes and thought they were buying too much house based on their winnings and the homes were ugly...even as fixer uppers.

Comment #20

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:23:36 GMT

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Are you making an example of David Lee Edwards? How he invited the news crews in and showed off his belongings. May he RIP.

Comment #19

noise-gate — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:54:06 GMT

There s a reason why l don t watch shows like these:

It s the come on over, point the camera at my bathroom fixtures, you looking at $5K right there, see those chandeliers way up there?- The wife picked those out, that friends was a cool $15K a piece.Come with me, watch your step- notice how dark it is, well wait, just shout out lights .. saw how they suddenly came on? neat huh! I say No Thank you. I would rather watch aquarium fish going in circles....but hey, that s just me.

Comment #18

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:54:04 GMT

The tv show, The Beverly Hillbillies, comes to mind. Ask William Bud Post from Western Pennsylvania how his mansion worked out for himself. RIP Buddy.

A one-story Condominium will do me just fine. There might be a monthly fee but I will be able to afford it. HOA fees.

No lawns, no gardening except for plants inside and outside, no sweeping up outside, no neighbor's pets messing with your plants and garden.

Comment #17

paymentplan-man — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:19:10 GMT

For a site that dreams of hitting big this is the most depressing snip Ive ever read here. For starters the term dream house can mean anything and I doubt most people here will want something that is a huge as what you're describing. If anything the norm for us lottery post users is that we want to try and mask the fact that we won it big time and having some super huge mansion that is the center of attention would surely go against that so IM not even quite sure why you went into such a huge ra... [ More ]

Comment #16

Raven62 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:01:13 GMT

Season 5 Episode 2 HGTV 09/28 2100 -- 2130 09/29 0000 -- 0030

Thanks for the disrespect of the accuracy of the information posted.

Comment #15

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:59:24 GMT

With lottery (jackpot) winners fighting to remain anonymous, it's a wonder that there are still people willing to appear on that show.

The most common advice is to lay low, blend in and don't tell a lot of people.

Being on this show is like yelling I WON A LOTTERY JACKPOT from the mountain tops

Comment #14

Sorrento — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:29:18 GMT

I wouldn't be surprised that the Robinsons found out they couldn't remain common people . Once people find out you're a big winner, they'll be at your door all the time or bumping into you at the store and hitting you up for money. And your neighbors won't treat you the same. And you might not feel safe or welcome anymore. Note that they bought a big property with a private lake - this is more likely to get away from the beggars and the envy and to get some privacy and quiet. The house was proba... [ More ]

Comment #13

hearsetrax — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:54:11 GMT

best dream home is the you build yourself

Comment #12

billybucks — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:03:20 GMT

that is fine advice. but what is so interesting about people buying a home which would be an upgrade from what they have no doubt but lacking in all those extravagant extras. i guarantee you i would never watch this lame show. the show how the lottery changed my life was more interesting. it included some housing upgrades but mainly dealt with other issues in relation to their lottery hit. a show about people moving from a 300k house to a 700k house is about as interesting as watching paint dry.... [ More ]

Comment #11

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:57:52 GMT

Raven62, I checked www.MyLotteryDreamHome-shows-schedule.com There are no shows scheduled for any of those you put on Saturdays.

I will place the schedule on the Discussion Forum.

Comment #10

BuyLow — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:44:18 GMT

Yes very modest homes for the most part.

Comment #9

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:33:00 GMT

I checked HGTV My Lottery Dream Home. There are shows on Friday 9/28/2018 starting at 4 pm and running until 10 pm.

Please check your own schedule.

I saw the All New My Lottery Dream Home advertised also for 9 pm. Friday 9/28/2018

Comment #8

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:07:12 GMT

Raven62, Thank You for putting this thread together. I will mark my Calendar.

We can look forward to brand new shows sometime next year.

Comment #7

American Indian — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:56:53 GMT

Obviously You have never watched this show!

The people on this show do not buy these BIG Huge homes like you're talking about, they buy nice comfortable places they can take care of themselves and enjoy, they do not SPEND all the money they won on these homes they're really modest with there money.

They do not need service people nor strangers to take care of them, as usual you are speaking from behind closed doors or perhaps under your rock?

Try watching the show before commenting on... [ More ]

Comment #6

music* — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 04:48:09 GMT

when the money hits your accounts! You just don't know.

I confess that I fell asleep before the special show aired. I can count on it being repeated before the new year begins.

These current MM PB jackpots will almost fulfill any player's dreams. Good Luck LP members

Comment #5

MsBee18 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 03:29:37 GMT

The Robinson's who won a third of the billion dollar PB jackpot shared plans to stay in their modest home in Munford TN.

Not only are we private, we re common people, John Robinson said. We re just like y all. These big fancy houses are nice, but you gotta clean em.

Fast forward six months from winning. The Robinson's bought a 10-bedroom home on a 320-acre lot with a private lake. The property cost them $6.2 million, a private home theater and eight bathrooms. Quite the contrar... [ More ]

Comment #4

billybucks — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 02:50:22 GMT

so you hit the lottery and you want one of these. careful what you wish for. you end up spending all your time dealing with maintenance issues and upkeep. you will have service people and strangers in your dwelling 7 days a week. you will be constantly writing checks for this and that. you have to maintain the grounds and making sure the security systems are up to snuff. you will have rooms in the dream house that you will never go into. you will have relatives and friends looking to stay over a... [ More ]

Comment #3

Raven62 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 02:44:24 GMT

Season 5, Episode 1 (09/21, 09/22)

My Lottery Dream Stable

Life is too short to put your passions on hold, so when Jorge, Jackie and their daughter, Jillian, won a staggering $5 million on a Florida scratcher, they could finally buy the horse ranch that they had only dreamed about. David Bromstad meets up with them in Loxahatchee, Florida, to help find the perfect house, land and stables.

Season 5, Episode 2 (09/28, 09/29)

Little Sister, Big House

When a work colleague wanted t... [ More ]

Comment #2

MsBee18 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 02:28:46 GMT

I don't have cable or Netflix. Can I watch this through Amazon Prime? Anyone know

Comment #1

EnReval — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 02:04:34 GMT

It seems the winners aren t overspending on homes. Will watch the season.

HGTV's 'My Lottery Dream Home' Season 5 premiere wins record ratings

Lottery Post — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:12:15 GMT

By Todd Northrop

The Season 5 premiere of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home just scored the series' best Nielsen numbers ever, hauling in 3.3 million total viewers and a 0.85 rating among adults 25-54.

You could say Host David Bromstad has hit the jackpot.

Episode 501 of My Lottery Dream Home, which premiered on Friday, Sept. 21 from 9-9:30 p.m., was the No. 3 cable show in the time slot in the all-important demographic.

The evening ended up being HGTV's highest-rated Friday night in the... [ More ]