National Winner Announced in Patch's Deck the House Contest

Georgia family receives 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. There were two national finalists from Wisconsin in the contest:  Judging by the 80 comments on the Felixes' Deck the House submission, visiting …

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Help a Wisconsin School District Win $100,000

Two houses in southeast Wisconsin were chosen as national finalists in Patch's Deck the House contest. Your votes could help win $100,000 for the Whitnall or Racine Unified school districts.

Help a Wisconsin School District Win $100,000

Two houses in southeast Wisconsin were chosen as national finalists in Patch's Deck the House contest. Your votes could help win $100,000 for the Whitnall or Racine Unified school districts.

Could one of these be the best “decked” house in the country? Possibly. Congrats go out to these families, whose light displays have been chosen as finalists in our Deck the House contest: 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 seeing 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—and it could be a home from right here in Caledonia.  Until Dec. 28, vote in our contest to help…

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

Did you take advantage of the warm weather this weekend to hang your lights and decorate your house? Upload a photo here and Patch might pick you to pay $500 of your energy 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 here: http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/brookfield-wi Only residents of Patch towns, including Brookfield, 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 …

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Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for Your Schools

Patch contest gives readers a chance to show off their holiday spirit.

Does your house outshine the others in your neighborhood when it comes to holiday decorations? If the answer is yes, starting Dec. 8, enter Patch's Deck the House Contest for a chance to win $100,000 for your local public schools, $500 toward your own electric bill or bragging rights in your neighborhood. The contest will run until Dec. 26 and users will vote for the best-decked house in their town. From there, Patch judges will select 24 finalists nationwide, who will get their December electric bill paid by Patch (up to $500). The grand prize winner will receive a $100,000 donation to their local schools. We'll give you an update with more details next week, but for now, get decorating. And don't forget to take photos!

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