Monday, December 31, 2012
The Felix family from Dallas, GA, received thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the local school district.
In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, GA, outshined the other 24 finalists to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, GA, school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer-animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place. The Felix home was chosen from 24 national finalists, which included two homes in Eastern Pennsylvania—one in Hatboro-Horsham Patch and one in …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The contest comes down to 25 finalists—which do you think should win?
Saturday, December 15, 2012
The winning entry nets $100,000 for the local school district.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for Pine-Richland School District and $500 to pay your electric bills!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/pine-richland Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. So, what are you …
Monday, December 5, 2011
If your house wins, you get your December electric bill paid by Patch. Also, the grand prize winner pulls in $100,000 for the local public school system.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Does your house outshine the others in your neighborhood when it comes to holiday decorations? If the answer is yes, you should seriously consider entering Patch's Deck the House Contest for a chance to win $100,000 for your local public school system, $500 toward your electric bill or bragging rights in your neighborhood. The contest starts Dec. 8 and runs until Dec. 26. Users will vote for the best-decked house in their town. From there, Patch judges will select 24 finalists nationwide, who will get their December electric bills paid by Patch [up to $500]. The grand prize winner will receive a $100,000 donation to their local school system. We'll give you an update with more details next week. For now, start hauling those decorations out…