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2012 WINNERS
St. Jude Dream Home Winners Announced

Reported by: Send eMail Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Jun. 11, 2012 12:03 PM EDT
Updated: Jun. 11, 2012 3:06 PM EDT

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Winfield , Putnam County , West Virginia

This year's St. Jude Dream Home giveaway was a huge success.

Thanks to our wonderful viewers we helped sell more than 6, 550 tickets raising a total of about $656,600 to support the Memphis, Tennessee hospital.

No child or their family is ever turned away from St. Jude Children's Hospital, regardless of their financial situation. St. Jude costs approximately $1.7 million dollars to run each and every day.

Congratulations to all of the winners and a very special thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket to help children fight cancer as we wait hopefully for a cure.

The following is a complete list of winners:

$500 Kmart Gift Card -- Garland Parsons of Barboursville, West Virginia

$500 Kmart Gift Card -- Rachel Harper Hatfield of Nitro, West Virginia

Early Bird Prize -- 4-day Bahamas cruise & a $1,000 VISA gift card -- Robert McCune of South Charleston, West Virginia

Bonus Prize -- $500 FasCheck gift card -- Dewella Sheldon of Clendenin, West Virgina

Open House Prize -- Home Theater System, courtesy of Kmart -- Sheila Deslich of Charleston, West Virginia

Weekend Prize -- Homelite Lawnmower, courtesy of Home Depot -- Carol Wise

$1,000 shopping spree, courtesy of JcPenny -- Roy Sergent of Poca, West Virginia

Talo Smart Touch kitchen faucet and accessories package -- Sharon White of Hockessin, Delaware

Talo Smart Touch kitchen faucet and accessories package, courtesy of Brizo -- Brian Stone of Daniels, West Virginia

$500 gift card at Kmart -- Jay and Stacy Amick of Nettie, West Virginia

$500 VISA gift card, courtesy of 96.1 The Wolf -- James A. Smith of Sandyville, West Virginia

$500 VISA gift card, courtesy of V100 -- William Harris of Charleston, West Virginia

$500 gift card at Valley Chem Dry -- Carl Hostler of Scott Depot, West Virginia

$500 VISA gift card, courtesy of Local 8621 of United Steel Workers -- John Blaker of Charleston, West Virginia

Mardi Gras Casino & Resort Package: Two night hotel stay, gift certificate to the French Quarter, and club merchandise -- Lonnie Cornett of Madison, West Virginia

Night on the Town: 2 tickets to an upcoming concert & $250 gift certificate -- Amanda & John Daniels of Hurricane, West Virginia

Free outdoor lighting system (Outdoor Lighting Perspectives) -- Allison Thaxton of Charleston, West Virginia

Adventure Trip for Two (River Expeditions & Morris Harvey House) -- Randy Jackson of Charleston, West Virginia

$500 gift card, courtesy of Shaw Floors -- Joseph Dutton of Sissonville, West Virginia

$500 gift card at Kohl's -- Thomas & Hilda Sanford of Sissonville, West Virginia

$1,000 worth of pizza, courtesy of Papa John's -- Mr. & Mrs. Danny Stacey of Kermit, West Virginia

$500 VISA gift card, courtesy of BesTitle Agency, Inc. -- Debra McCartney of Huntington, West Virginia

The 2012 Dream Home -- Kim Combs of Winfield, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Via Verde -- Marilyn Blackburn of Cross Lanes, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Via Verde -- John Mawyer of Scott Depot, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Spellbound -- Steve Williams of Milton, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Via Verde -- Laytona Porter of Charleston, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Via Verde -- Angie Gray of Winfield, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Somerset House -- Dawn Boukhemis of Huntington, West Virginia

Shaw Area Rug: Somerset House -- Lindsey Persinger of Hurricane, West Virginia



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