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HGTV Smart Home 2015 Winner Ambush

Congratulations to Isabel Villarreal of Harlingen, Texas! She is the lucky winner of the HGTV® Smart Home Giveaway 2015. Browse pictures of the ambush and see our lucky winner tour her new home.

HGTV Host, Tiffany Brooks, surprises Isabel Villarreal, winner of the HGTV Smart Home 2015, in Harlingen, TX, on Wednesday, July 8. The grand prize features an approximately 2,300 square- foot residence and all its furnishings in Austin, TX, a 2015 Mercedes Benz C-Class and $100,000 cash prize provided by national mortgage lender Quicken Loans.

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The Crew Gets Ready to Surprise

Isabel’s name was chosen from more than 40 million entries for the HGTV® Smart Home Giveaway 2015. Our lucky winner was in disbelief when host Tiffany Brooks and the HGTV production crew ambushed her at a local restaurant.

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A Speechless Moment

"I was so excited I couldn't even speak," shares Isabel about the ambush her husband helped plan.

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Super Fan

Isabel is a lifetime educator and mother of three daughters. An avid fan of HGTV, she and her husband Rey have been following all of the HGTV home giveaways for many years, and entered the HGTV Smart Home 2015 Giveaway twice daily every day of the week.

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From Start to Finish

"I watched the home from the time the location was announced through the very end. I read about saving the trees, the construction and watched the designs for every room," she says. "I love it all, but most of all the kitchen."

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A Special Place

"I love Austin," says Isabel. "The location of the home was very special, partly because I am from Texas and I was born not too far from the home."

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That's a Wrap

Isabel and Rey smile big with the HGTV production crew. "It is so unreal," says our lucky winner, who is still amazed by her stroke of good fortune, and is looking forward to enjoying her winnings.

Allison Page gives grand prize winner, Isabel Villarreal, the key to the HGTV Smart Home 2015 in Austin, Texas with Tiffany Brookes.

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Winner Weekend

Our winner traveled with her husband to Austin, TX for winner weekend to receive keys to her new home.

Allison Page gives grand prize winner, Isabel Villarreal, $100,000 provided by Quicken Loans at the HGTV Smart Home 2015 in Austin, Texas with Tiffany Brookes.

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sabel Villarreal and Tiffany Brookes pose outside the HGTV Smart Home 2015 in Austin, Texas.

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Isabel Villarreal tours the HGTV Smart Home f2015, in Austin, Texas for the first time.

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The Homeowner's Tour

“You see it online and on TV, but nothing compares to actually being here and seeing it,” explains Isabel while touring her new home.

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Isabel Villarreal inside the HGTV Smart Home 2015, in Austin, Texas.

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Winning Combination

“I can see myself out on the patio cooking on the grill,” says Rey. "And I’ll be in the kitchen preparing the sides and desserts," adds Isabel. "I love to cook for my family and this kitchen is perfect for that."

Isabel Villarreal poses with the new Mercedes and $100,000 check outside the HGTV Smart Home 2015 in Austin, Texas

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