WATCH THE "HGTV DREAM HOME GIVEAWAY 2011" ON SATURDAY, MARCH 19 at 8 P.M. ET/PT

$2 Million Grand-Prize Package Includes GMC Acadia Denali and $500,000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (For Immediate Release - March 7, 2011) A new, modern rustic mountain home in Stowe, Vermont, awaits the winner of the 15th annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway. The spectacular home, nestled among the ski slopes of the magnificent Mt. Mansfield, is part of a $2 million grand-prize package that includes a new GMC Acadia Denali and $500,000 to be awarded during HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2011 on Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The winner will be drawn from the more than 76.5 million entries for the giveaway, the largest ever sweepstakes in the history of cable television.

During the suspenseful half-hour giveaway special, HGTV's Monica Pedersen will go on location to surprise one lucky viewer at home with the news that they have won the nearly 3,400-square-foot HGTV Dream Home. Meanwhile, as she makes her way to the winner's front door, John Gidding of HGTV's Curb Appeal: The Block will give viewers a last look at the home's features and the attractions that make it so desirable. Viewers will be at the edge of their seats as they wait to find out who gets the key to the fully-furnished home located in Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort.

"Stowe is a vacation wonderland and has proven to be the perfect site for our 15th anniversary home," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "With entries and interest in this year's HGTV Dream Home Giveaway at an all-time high, viewers won't want to miss a single minute of the fun and excitement leading up to the winner's life-changing moment."

Online users can continue to enjoy a 360-degree virtual tour of the HGTV Dream Home and the HGTV super fan blog at http://HGTV.com/dreamhome.

About the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway

The most successful consumer promotion in cable TV history, the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway involves sponsorship from several national advertisers including General Motors LLC, Lumber Liquidators, Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Delta Faucet Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Sub-Zero, Inc. and Wolf Appliance, Inc., Ethan Allen Global, Inc., Rinnai America Corporation, AZEK, Lutron Electronics Co, Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Wellborn Cabinet, Inc..

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 99 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination, which attracts an average of 4 million unique visitors per month.

About Stowe Mountain Resort

The addition of a new slope side luxury hotel & spa, new base area, an inter-mountain transfer gondola, new lifts & trails, new mountainside restaurants, new mountain golf course, new winter & summer attractions and spectacular mountainside residences have reinforced Stowe Mountain Resort's position as an internationally renowned year-round destination. Visit www.stowe.com