“The plan right now is that we’re going to rent it out, and hopefully get a nice retired couple who wants to think about living there and get a lease,” said Trammell, who at 56 is just barely old enough to live in the community.

There are currently two in Florida and one in South Carolina.Īnd while many game-show winners opt to take a cash equivalent instead of the prize, the Trammells decided they will take the house when it’s ready next year in one of the two Florida communities, which they’ll visit in May.

The home she won is part of the Latitude Margaritaville planned communities, part of the Margaritaville empire of singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. “It wasn’t until I got in my car, on the drive home, and I called my husband that it really sunk in.” “The poor guy had to sit there for four more hours, wondering what just happened,” Trammell said. She made a quick call to her husband to tell him what happened – but ended it so quickly he wasn’t sure he’d heard right. “It really is a moment you can’t believe is happening,” Trammell said. “She caught a glimpse of her new home,” Sajak cracked as blue confetti showered down on Trammel, Sajak, and Vanna White. “And the minute my letters came up, I knew what the puzzle was: ‘I Caught A Glimpse,’” Trammell said. Host Pat Sajak said she’d win a new home if she could guess a phrase on the puzzle board in 10 seconds or less. And so I thought, ‘OK, I’ve got to snap out of it.’īy the final puzzle, even though she didn’t get it, her total was enough to send her to the bonus round. “First commercial break, I had nothing,” Trammell said.

And at first, her chances of winning even a stick of furniture looked dim.

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