The winner of the charming Louisville, Kentucky, bungalow is 73-year-old New Orleans resident Phyliss Jackson-Polk, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
Jackson-Polk couldn’t believe she finally won the grand prize after entering all of the network’shome giveawaystwice each day over the last few years. In the video above, her nephew Lloyd, his wife Tash and Flynn came over to surprise her with the news.
“My aunt Phyliss, she’s always been a pillar of strength for our family,” Lloyd tells Flynn in the clip. “She’s always been the one to go to if you needed someone to talk to.”
The group then heads over to Jackson-Polk’s home and Tash and Lloyd greet her at the door. Once she sees Flynn, she says excitedly, “I know you!”
“I feel on top of the world,” Jackson-Polk says as the news sinks in and she hugs her family.
Jackson-Polk is a deaconess at her local church and currently lives in Louisiana with her husband Clark. Her family says she deserves a big win like this since she’s constantly giving back and spreading positivity in her community, per the release.
She was randomly selected from over 73 million entries following the sweepstakes entry period from Oct. 2, 2023 to Nov. 21, 2023.
Some of Jackson-Polk’s favorite qualities of the home are the yellow door that reminds her of “sunshine” and the upper deck porch where she plans to drink her coffee in the morning.
The open-concept first floor makes the space perfect for entertaining. Another hidden gem is in the kitchen where a secret door that blends into the midnight blue cabinetry opens into a powder room.
The entire space is outfitted with touches of Southern charm that Flynn said “melds the natural Kentucky landscape with modern, city living.”
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source: people.com
