Georgia Family Wins Patch's Deck the House Contest

The Felix family from Dallas, GA received thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for their local school district.

In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, GA outshined the other 24 finalists to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, GA school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place.  Judging by the 80 comments on the Felixes' Deck the House submission, visiting the home has become a holiday tradition in Dallas, a suburb about …

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Check Out the Best “Decked” House in Lakewood

You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in Lakewood? According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home from Donnald M. has the best holiday lights in Lakewood. We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 25 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18- Dec. 28, vote for …

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Rachel Abbey McCafferty

11:50 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

If the person who submitted this photo to the contest wants to add that, that would be great! I can only include what was shared on the contest page.   more ›

Last Chance: Enter Your Home in Patch’s “Deck the House” Contest

You could win $100,000 for the Lakewood schools.

Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country — the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get …

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Deck The House Winners: 'We All Won'

Let's hear it for the Powell family of California, who won Patch's holiday decoration contest!

The Powell family, appropriately of Candy Cane Court in Davis, California won Patch's holiday Deck the House contest, but since the $100,000 prize will go to the city school district, Kristy Powell says that the entire community won. “We all won,” she told Davis Patch. “There are a lot of needs at the schools. This is not going to fix it all, but it will help. This is a blessing.” Powell is an elementary school teacher who entered her home in the contest over the holidays and was selected as one of the top 24 finalists in late December. She took the lead when moment voting opened up, reports Davis Patch. But she didn't stop there. Powell's kids and their friends printed out flyers to distribute downtown. Powell told Davis Patch that the …

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Who Had The Best Decked Out House?

See the finalists and vote for the best-decorated home in the country.