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When it comes to the home improvement game, HGTV is an absolute juggernaut. According to Variety, the cable network hits 96 million homes each month, ranking number one among home-owning, college-educated women (and men). Shows like Fixer Upper and Property Brothers have done more than put the network on the map. They've brought HGTV stars into the homes of millions and turned them into household names.
Revenue: $14,640 per episode ($4320 for the 20 second pre-roll, $6000 for the 60 second mid-roll and $4320 for the 20 second post-roll) Listeners: 250,000 downloads per episode.
While people like Drew and Jonathan Scott have become home renovation gurus — both on the small screen as well as in their everyday businesses — becoming an HGTV host isn't as easy as it may seem. In the HGTV article '13 Things You Didn't Know About HGTV's Property Brothers,' the network explains that the Scott brothers spent years flipping houses and taking gigs as extras before they were actually discovered. And maintaining a position as a host is harder than it looks, too. These are the rules that all HGTV hosts need to follow.
Maintain a social following
Twitter and Instagram aren't just social networks used to share everyday experiences — at least not as far as HGTV hosts are concerned. In fact, many of the hosts on the network got their start because of their use of social platforms, particularly Instagram. According to Southern Living, 'Instagram lets producers filter through up-and-coming designers and renovators by giving them a clear idea of their design sensibility and good taste.' It's how Home Town's Ben and Erin Napier got their big break.
For Property Brothers hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott, that Instagram following is in the millions. Bothbrothers boast over 2 million followers each at the time of writing. Former Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines have amassed Instagram followings at 5 million and 13 million, respectively.
More than that, social platforms are a means to give show viewers a glimpse into the personal and professional lives of the hosts they watch on the regular. Fans get an inside look into public appearances, renovations and designs, and behind-the-scenes action. All of that, in turn, keeps them coming back to the shows that have made their favorite home improvement celebrities famous.
Be yourself on camera
It's one thing to post daily photos and tweets on social media platforms that show the world who you are. It's another to be able to convey that same authenticity on camera, and not everyone can actually do it. HGTV expects their stars to come across as authentic — and that's actually more important to execs than knowing your way around a set.
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In an interview with House Beautiful, Kitchen Cousins and Cousins on Call star John Colaneri said, 'It took some adjustment, but the best advice we ever received was during our first pilot. Our showrunner, who's one of our good friends to this day, knew we knew nothing. He stopped and told us, when it comes to talking to cameras and body positioning, we'll work [at] all that stuff. All I want is you to be you. We took that mantra through all of our shows.'
In order to get more comfortable with the camera, Colaneri started recording himself before he ever submitted a sizzle reel to HGTV. He explains how the more practice he got, the easier it became to feel comfortable on camera.
Have a good personality
It isn't enough to be yourself on camera if 'yourself' is completely unlikeable. HGTV producers are always looking for new talent to fill their series rosters, but not everyone is going to be the next Chip and Joanna Gaines. Hidden Potential star Jasmine Roth was discovered — sort of by accident — via her Instagram, but she revealed in an interview with House Beautiful that she still had to submit a sizzle reel to the company to see if she'd fit in.
HGTV has an entire site dedicated to series casting, so long as you have the right kind of personality. According to one series casting call, 'Ideal candidates are outgoing, energetic, [and] creative.' Bottom line: the network wants its featured guests and hosts to be likeable and watchable, but most importantly, they should be able to bring in the type of viewership that will continue to keep the network among the top 10 in the country.
You have to actually be in the business
More than anything, HGTV is looking for actual experts to lead their TV series lineup. As charismatic and appealing as someone might be on screen, it means little to nothing if they don't actually know what they're doing. And viewers are tuning in for real information. Whitney Gainer and Ashley Turner, the stars of Open Concept, had a long-running blog called Shanty2Chic before they ever appeared on HGTV. And the duo had been building homes for eight years prior to being discovered by the network.
They explained to Country Living how much they loved repurposing old pieces but had to figure out how to do so with a limited amount of money. 'We started documenting our projects along the way on our blog to help others do the same in their homes,' Gainer says. 'That led to a love of tools, and furniture design.' The duo shared their how-to designs on their blog, which just so happened to catch one producer's eye. 'She discovered us there, and asked if we had ever considered doing a show.'
You have to be someone viewers trust
HGTV has built their entire brand on creating shows that follow a 'Three I's' formula. Ken Lowe, network chairman and president and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive, explained to Variety that this means: ideas, information, and inspiration. The people who act as the faces of the network need to embody these ideals, and they're chosen specifically because of their expertise.
Kathleen Finch, president of HGTV, also told Variety, 'That's one of the reasons that, as a brand, HGTV's been so successful. We're known for our expertise and the quality of our information. We've spawned a magazine. We've got home products. We've built an industry around the validity of our brand, and part of that is because we're such sticklers when it comes to the people we put on TV to represent the network.'
So hosts like Drew and Jonathan Scott are appealing to producers because they've been in the home improvement industry for over 20 years. And fans of their shows can immediately feel comfortable, knowing the Scotts are coming from a place of know-how and ability.
Make things approachable for the average viewer
Not everyone who watches HGTV is in the home improvement industry. In fact, Yahoo! Finance reported that much of the network's viewership comes from people who don't actually own homes, but would one day like to. For many renters, the network is a part of a reality that they someday hope to achieve, and its hosts make that future feel absolutely attainable.
In an interview with The Washington Post,Allison Page, general manager of domestic programming and development for Scripps Networks, says HGTV looks for 'vulnerability and realness' in its hosts. It tends to focus on affordable areas and down-to-earth renovators, people who viewers can see themselves in, as opposed to those who work in the multi-million dollar real estate industry.
For example, Ben and Erin Napier, the husband and wife team of HGTV's Home Town, work in Mississippi, where an entire project — house sale and renovation — costs about $200,000. Ben spoke with The Washington Post and explained that the town they film in, Laurel, has 'seen some hard times.' It's a reality that many Americans are living these days, so seeing a couple on TV make a real effort to improve a place like Laurel is encouraging for many viewers.
You have to work with HGTV partnerships
In 2017, Chip and Joanna Gaines spoke with People regarding their decision to end their wildly popular series Fixer Upper, citing their desire to spend more time with their family as the reason behind the decision. But according to a source who works with Scripps Networks, it had more to do with their inability to use their own brand of products on the show.
The source spoke with Vanity Fair and said, 'They kept insisting on showing things with the Magnolia label, even though Scripps does not have a partnership with them on that stuff. This isn't how business is done with Scripps. You have to come to some arrangement if you want to show your products on your HGTV show.' According to Country Living, the Gaines' brand — including their Magnolia furniture line — has made them worth millions. So it seems plausible that their inability to come to a partnership deal with Scripps may have contributed to their decision to leave the network.
You can't do anything without the network's permission
HGTV isn't the only network under the Scripps Networks umbrella — Food Network is a part of the company as well. And back in the day, when Rachael Ray began her career with the network, Scripps had no idea that she would wind up making the kind of money she did off of her partnerships outside of it. According to an HGTV source who spoke with Page Six, as a result of her success, Scripps created a talent contract that would prevent another Rachael Ray situation from happening again.
The source said, 'Scripps talent contracts are very restrictive.' Everything a host does has to be approved by the company beforehand, including any and all appearances, endorsements, and product deals. What's more, hosts are also required to give a huge percentage of their earnings back to Scripps, and so they wind up having very little control over the money they do make.
Be careful what you say
As is typical with any big company, part of working for Scripps Networks (and HGTV) is learning to keep quiet when it comes to the inner goings-on of its series. Scripps employs a pretty standard confidentiality agreement – for anyone who appears on the network – as part of their casting contract. It's not totally clear if this particular contract is for contestants, hosts, or both, but the document reveals HGTV's rigorous expectations.
Not only do applicants enter into a contract with HGTV that renders them exclusive to the network (meaning no public appearances or commercial work without the network's 'express written permission'), but they also can't discuss specific details regarding the shows they appear on. Hooked on Houses's interview with a former contestant from Love It or List It confirmed that the confidentiality agreement goes for contestants, too.
Erin Napier spoke with Hooked on Houses in a separate interview and explained how she and her husband, Ben, were expected to wear a mic at all times while filming Home Town. According to the Scripps casting contract, any video or audio footage obtained can be used however the network sees fit.This allows for producers to be able to edit the footage in whatever way they choose to.
Don't be controversial
In an interview with Variety, Allison Page, general manager of HGTV, said it's a network that thrives on being 'aspirational, attainable and fun.' Part of adhering to that standard is hiring hosts who will be able to embody that for its audience. Ideally, HGTV hosts should be people that regular folks at home can relate to. Controversial, polarizing opinions are quick to get cut from the lineup.
Back in 2014, twin brothers David and Jason Benham were set to star in the new series Flip It Forward, but HGTV canceled the show before it ever aired. According to Right Wing Watch, it's because at least one of the brothers shares his extremist views with their father, evangelical preacher Flip Benham. In 2012, David Benham led a prayer rally outside of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he spoke out against homosexuality. HGTV never commented on the decision to pull the series, outside of a tweet saying they wouldn't be moving forward.
Wardrobe is specific
There are certain industry wardrobe standards that are pretty commonly known. Don't wear green if you're going to be filming in front of a green screen, for example, is one of those things that just sort of makes sense. But for HGTV stars, wardrobe standards are much higher.
While filming the pilot for Home Town, Erin Napier explained to Hooked on Houses how she was told she wouldn't be able to wear 'clothing with thin stripes or small check patterns,' the reason being that on camera, those patterns can appear wavy, creating a sort of psychedelic effect. She and her husband, Ben, were also barred from wearing anything with words or logos on it, unless they had express permission from the business. But what's most surprising is that on-camera talent aren't allowed to wear white. Ever. 'They attach tiny little microphones to your body that can show through white, and you look super washed out on TV,' Napier explained.
Participation in 'on the fly' interviews is mandatory
If you've ever watched an HGTV show, you're totally familiar with the 'on the fly' interview, even if you have no idea what it actually means. On the fly, or OTF, interviews are completely unscripted and done spur of the moment. Typically, when it comes to shows on HGTV, they'll happen immediately following a funny or dramatic renovation moment.
For Home Town's Ben and Erin Napier, having to do so many OTF interviews took some getting used to. When Erin spoke with Hooked on Housesabout her and Ben's experience filming the pilot for their show Home Town, she said the couple had to do one after every scene they filmed. According to her, 'There is nothing scripted about shows like ours and Fixer Upper — they asked us questions and we answered 'em on the spot.'
She went on to talk about how the actual filming of OTF interviews is also incredibly specific. Because of the more than one foot height difference between her and Ben, she had to stand on a 'half apple' crate so that they would fit together in frame.
You need to work incredibly long hours
At the end of the day, working as a television host means long hours, regardless of whether it's scripted or unscripted. Part of HGTV's casting contract includes the disclaimer that filming will last '10 to 12 hours or more' per day. Leslie Remy, owner and broker of real estate firm Astra Realty, appeared in an episode of House Hunters and felt the full brunt of HGTV's daunting filming schedule. She spoke with Guide Live and said, 'We spent close to eight hours filming one house of the three homes the couple will see. It's a 30-minute show; that'll probably be less than 10 minutes on TV.'
HGTV's biggest stars, Chip and Joanna Gaines, certainly experienced the worst of it. In an interview with People, the couple explained that a big part of their decision to leave the network had to do with the 'grueling production schedule' and how little time they had to spend with their family. Of course, the Gaines family would go on to start their own network with Discovery with new series of their own, but maybe they have more control over their filming schedules now.
You have to go with the HGTV flow
HGTV is a business, and like any other business, its goal, ultimately, is to bring in viewers, advertisers, and cash flow. While none of its shows are scripted per se, it does have a reputation for framing events in a way that builds drama. Bobi Jensen appeared on an episode of House Hunters in which she and her family were told by producers that their reason for moving was 'boring and overdone,' and they were told to play a different, more interesting angle, according to Hooked on Houses.
One poster on Reddit relayed a story about their aunt and uncle, who appeared on Love It Or List It. According to them, the couple had to actually film both the 'love it' and the 'list it' endings, allowing for the show's producers to decide which ending would be better. HGTV hosts, as honest and real as they are, still have to answer to the network. And if the network thinks a particular angle is going to increase viewership, its hosts just have to go with it.
Long before HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home premiered, viewers watched as Jed Clampett struck oil in classic TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. The first thing he did? Buy a fancy new mansion, of course. The same pattern is usually seen with folks who play the lottery and hit the jackpot. Recognizing this, HGTV came up with the genius idea to transform this phenomenon into a TV series, launching My Lottery Dream Home in 2015. As host, the network tapped HGTV veteran David Bromstad to guide lucky lottery winners through the process of finding their ultimate dream homes. 'The series follows David as he and his instant-millionaire clients tour three spectacular properties to find them their forever home,' notes HGTV's synopsis.
As viewers quickly recognized, Bromstad was ideally suited to shepherd these suddenly wealthy winners through the process. 'When it comes to spending a million bucks, I'm your man,' quipped Bromstad in an HGTV press release. 'Six numbers change these winners' lives forever, and I live for taking them on the search of a lifetime to find their dream home.'
The show clearly resonated with viewers, yet there's a lot that fans may not realize about this HGTV hit. Keep reading to discover the untold truth of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home.
Why the first season of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home was its most challenging
Launching any new TV series is replete with challenges, yet for HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home those obstacles were even more daunting, and for a very good reason: People who have just won big bucks in the lottery may not be eager for the kind of attention brought by reality television. This initially made casting the show somewhat tricky.
'Lottery winners don't really need the exposure and they don't need the money to participate,' Mike Krupat of 7Beyond, the production company that produces the show, explained to Mediaweek.
According to Krupat, the series' first season was easily its most difficult when it came to finding people willing to take part in the show. 'We reached out to close to 1,000 lottery winners and we got 10 to appear on our first season,' he said. After My Lottery Dream Home was on the air and winners could see what the show was all about, casting became significantly easier. 'Once other winners saw the show and how it was about wish fulfilment and making people's dreams become a reality, people were more willing to take part,' added Krupat.
HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home delivered 'stellar' ratings for HGTV
HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home has consistently been a ratings winner for the network. In a 2018 press release, HGTV boasted that 15.7 million viewers had tuned in for that season, while ratings for subsequent seasons grew even bigger. The 2018 season premiere, in fact, set a new ratings record when 3.3 million total viewers watched. This, HGTV pointed out, was not only the series' highest-rated season premiere to date, it was also the highest-rated episode of My Lottery Dream Home ever.
The show's success was no fluke. The 2019 season, claimed a subsequent press release, likewise delivered 'stellar ratings,' with viewership being even higher. In fact, more than 23.2 million total viewers watched the show that year, which was more than ever before.
Television ratings only tell part of the story, though. My Lottery Dream Home has also been a strong source of entertainment on other platforms beyond traditional television. According to HGTV, in early 2020 the series was 'the [second] most-streamed show' on the network's streaming service, HGTV GO. The show also performed well on social media, with the January 3 episode generating more than 270,000 views on HGTV's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
A couple who appeared on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home used to watch the show before hitting the jackpot
When Brian Kutz and wife Tuk won $200,000 from a scratch-off ticket, they wanted to use the money to buy a new home — and they wanted David Bromstad to help them do it on HGTV'S My Lottery Dream Home. 'My wife and I had always watched that show before we won the scratch ticket,' Brian Kutz shared with the HeraldNet of Everett, Washington. 'I used to joke we'd have David find us a house if we ever won.'
When he reached out to producers, Kutz received a quick response. A few months later, the Kutzes received a visit from Bromstad, camera crew in tow. While $200,000 isn't that much to work with, Bromstad was able to help lead the couple to their Victorian-style 'forever home' on Washington's picturesque Whidbey Island.
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Kutz said he found the long days of filming to be grueling, and revealed he got a crash course in some of the more unreal aspects of reality TV. According to the newspaper, Kutz admitted he 'wasn't prepared for the number of times he had to walk into the same room and look surprised.'
David Bromstad revealed the process a lottery winner goes through on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home
What viewers of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home see on the screen is only part of what takes place. In an interview with TV Insider, David Bromstad described the process a lottery winner goes through during the course of an episode, from his perspective. When he first meets the winners, Bromstad explained, he 'kind of' knows the bare bones of their back story but tries not to learn much more ahead of time because 'I like to keep it really fresh.'
After the winners tell him what they're looking for and how much money they've won, Bromstad spends some time with them 'when cameras are off.' It's then, he added, when 'I really get into the nitty gritty of what they want, where they want to be, what I can look for, what I can't — we can only put so much on TV.'
In terms of how much advice he gives, Bromstad says that varies from person to person. 'I give them as much as they want to hear,' he said, noting that some people tell him, 'Please give me information, I want everything you can.'
Not all of the lottery winners on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home want extravagance
The big lure for viewers of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home is the spectacle of watching average folks who've just won a windfall take off on a real-estate shopping spree in search of an opulent, over-the-top new home. However, as fans of the show are well aware, that doesn't always prove to be the case. 'It all depends on how much money they've just won,' host David Bromstad told the New York Post. 'Some people are living paycheck to paycheck and they're pretty smart, like, 'Wow, I'm 35 years old and I've just won a million dollars — it's going to change my life for the moment but I've got to be smart about it.'
Just as there's no one particular type of home that lottery winners are looking for, nor is there one specific type of lottery winner. 'They're younger, they're older,' Bromstad explained. 'We had a gentleman who won $4 million who was in his late 20s and wanted to be a landlord. Older couples are frequently looking for a retirement home for the rest of their days. It really runs the gamut.'
Host David Bromstad revealed the weirdest request on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home
HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home host David Bromstad considers himself a sounding board and adviser to the people he guides through the show. 'It's always nice to have someone who's not really part of their lives, an outside source, to come in without any great emotions while listening to what they're looking for in a home' he told the New York Post of his role on the show.
While Bromstad does his best to offer wise counsel, sometimes he finds himself working with someone who's looking for something a bit on the bonkers side. Asked to pin down the 'weirdest item' he's encountered on a winner's wish list, Bromstad told AOL, 'The most bizarre was a guy who wanted a lot of bathrooms in the Hamptons. You know, 'We're in the Hamptons, so we want lots of bathrooms!'
The most surprising thing Bromstad has learned from fulfilling winners' requests is how many of them look for homes near family members. 'That is 100% the biggest thing,' he divulged. 'A house could be in the middle of nowhere, and they always stay close to family. That was something that really surprised me. It's all about family.'
HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home isn't the first show David Bromstad has hosted
David Bromstad's path to hosting HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home was far from typical. As the network's longtime viewers will recall, Bromstad first came to HGTV as a contestant on the first season of Design Star in 2006, competing against other hopefuls for the opportunity to host an HGTV show. Bromstad was the show's first-ever winner, which led him to be hired to host HGTV's Color Splash.
As Bromstad's IMDb page details, that gig led to more hosting jobs with HGTV. Next up were a couple of specials, HGTV Dream Home 2007 and The Ultimate Color Guide, along with an appearance on HGTV Showdown. Then he was tapped to host the short-lived Bang For Your Buck, which ran for just one season, before hosting HGTV miniseries Beach Flip.
When the opportunity arose to host My Lottery Dream Home, Bromstad had become a seasoned HGTV veteran with several years of experience in front of the camera. 'Whenever people call me a star, I think it's weird,' Bromstad admitted in an interview with HGTV. 'I go, 'No, I'm just a person with a cool job.'
David Bromstad may be the host of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home, but he doesn't play the lottery
After meeting all those winners on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home, surely David Bromstad must be tempted to pick up the occasional ticket himself in hopes of hitting the jackpot. 'No, I do not play the lottery because I've already won the lottery,' he told The Wrap, explaining that HGTV's competition series Design Star was 'my lottery.'
In fact, Bromstad admitted he's 'generally not a very lucky person.' He told the publication, 'It's hard for me to spend $30 on a scratcher, or $20, or even $10 on a few scratchers. ... I'd rather buy canoes.'
However, that's not to say Bromstad hasn't been tempted, which was the case when the Powerball's potential jackpot rose to nearly $1.6 billion. As he told AOL, he found himself 'in the middle of nowhere filming when it was going on, so I figured I might as well buy a ticket at every gas station I went to — I bought $100 worth of tickets.' Asked what he would have done had he won the $1.6 billion, he quipped, 'I would've dropped the mic and said 'Peace out, b******!' No one would see me ever again.'
One homeowner contacted by HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home thought it was a prank
A realtor who helped HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home pair some lottery winners with their dream homes revealed that when HGTV contacted the owner of a Syracuse, New York house the winners were looking at during their home search, the seller 'actually thought it was a joke,' realtor Erica Laquidara told Utica radio station Big Frog 104. 'But they showed up.' Ultimately, said Laquidara, the home was sold — but not to the lottery winners, who decided to instead buy another home in the area.
Guiding these newly wealthy folks to the right home is no easy feat, as Bromstad explained to AOL. 'It's hard to fulfill because they're still starry eyed about winning millions of dollars,' Bromstad admitted. 'When it comes down to style and location, though, it's hard to get what they like or what they want out of them.'
The trick, added Bromstad, is to 'get the most possible information out of them as I can.' He continued, saying, 'That's probably the hardest part, honestly, is trying to figure out their style and showing them things that keep us viewer-conscious.'
HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home's biggest winner hit a $180 million jackpot
There may be some HGTV shows you totally forgot about, but HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home is memorable — especially that pilot. The lottery winners who appeared in the show's debut episode, Rick and Lori Knudsen, had won more money than anyone who'd ever appeared on the show: a whopping $180 million.
According to the Wall Street Journal, host David Bromstad ultimately steered the Knudsens to a not-then-completed home listed for a relatively modest $5.8 million. As for the part of the home that was constructed, it was not too shabby. Features reportedly included a '17-seat movie theater and garage fit for a car collector.' Meanwhile, the Knudsens ponied up 'millions more' for an adjacent property: a 155-acre buffalo ranch. The Wall Street Journal estimated that the couple spent about $11.5 million of their $180-million windfall on the properties — and the following year bought homes for each of their five children.
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'They bought a mountain!' joked Bromstad to the Los Angeles Times. 'The home was magical, very chic; it looked like a ski lodge — breathtaking. But as big as it was, it was very cozy...'
One homeowner had a heartwarming reaction to his home being featured on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home
A 2019 episode of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home focused on a man named Michael, who won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket — and then five weeks later won $750,000 on the lotto. With that kind of luck, it was a no-brainer that the show's producers immediately put Michael on speed-dial.
As North Carolina's WCNC reported, Michael used some of his winnings to help his daughter buy a home before picking up a nearby townhouse for himself. His goal was to find a place near his daughter's new home so he could be close to his grandson. The townhome's seller — Joe Roy of Meeting Street Homes — told WCNC that when the producers of My Lottery Dream Home reached out to him about having one of his homes featured on the show, he was happy to be a part of it. 'We are big fans of HGTV so it was an honor to get a call from the show,' Roy said. 'We are also very pleased with our townhomes ... and wouldn't miss the chance to give a tour to a national audience.'
Here's how much the average lottery winner is prepared to spend on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home
The lottery winners on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home really do run the gamut, from six-digit scratch-off winners to the show's most amazing win: the couple who banked a $180-million jackpot. With so much disparity in the amount of money won by the people who appear on the show, this puts series host David Bromstad to the test as he tries to locate ideal homes for a wide range of winners. This can range from price-is-no-object opulence to bargain deals.
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The average winner who appears on My Lottery Dream Home, explained Bromstad in an interview with TV Insider, will wind up with about a million dollars, 'so they're looking for houses that are appropriate for their win.' According to Bromstad, these winners usually don't spend all their winnings on a home, typically because they'll use some money to pay off debts and gain financial stability. Most of them, he revealed, are also first-time homeowners. 'They are living in condos, or renting a home,' said Bromstad. 'So they're paying off debts and then moving forward. To me, winning a million dollars just elevates your plans ten years.'
Why one lottery winner had 'a blast' on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home
Among the many winners to appear on HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home was Anthony Colligan of Louisiana, who won $2 million through his state Powerball lottery. As Colligan told the Acadiana Advocate, filming his episode entailed spending Mardi Gras weekend with host David Bromstad while looking for a new home in the Lafayette area. 'I tell you, we laughed and cut up and had so much fun,' Colligan told the newspaper of the affable HGTV host. 'I didn't know he was like that. I did not know. I just started laughing and couldn't stop.'
During their time together, Colligan and Bromstad took in a Mardi Gras parade and even went on a swamp tour, while the newly-minted millionaire also taught Bromstad the proper way to peel and eat boiled crawfish. 'This was my first time hanging out with a celebrity, and it was a blast,' Colligan said, admitting that spending time with Bromstad also proved to be 'good therapy' for him. 'Because winning the lottery didn't change me,' he explained, 'but it changed the people around me.'
The host of HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home has some advice for lottery winners
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HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home host David Bromstad has advised lottery winners over the course of several seasons, and he revealed the most important piece of advice he shares with people who've just come into a lot of money. 'Having a million dollars is not going to sustain you,' he told the Los Angeles Times. 'It's just going to progress you.'
He pointed to the example of someone who had appeared on the show after winning a $4 million jackpot, spending $350,000 on a home even though 'they could have easily run out and bought a million-dollar house.' He continued, saying, 'They understood that money is about investment.'
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According to Bromstad, his role on the show transcends real estate and home design. 'They're bringing me in because they're stuck,' Bromstad explained. 'It's just the overwhelming amount of choices they now have. I tell them to take a breath and make this decision correctly and have good time with it. I treat them like a friend. We have the best time ever. It's a love fest!'