'This Is Life-Changing:' Watch South Carolina Teacher Win HGTV's Smart Home 2022

Mar. 15, 2025

In the exclusive clip above, Brooks welcomes the Nadorff family to the home in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the guise of having been selected to film a tour of it for the network before revealing the truth.

Once Leah, her husband and their two kids arrive in the backyard, complete with a manicured yard and pool, Brooks shares the exciting news.

Leah immediately starts crying as she hugs her family and her husband exclaims, “Are you kidding me? We won this home!”

“This is life-changing,” Leah says of the coastal retreat as she hugs Brooks. “I’m in shock.”

In a later on-camera interview, she says, “I’m just an average teacher from South Carolina. Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it. I’m still in shock”

As they made their way to the kitchen, another huge surprise awaits. “Nothing says ‘I won a sweepstakes’ like a giant check!” Brooks quips as she hands Leah a check for $100,000 from LendingTree and Leah screams in shock.

The mom of two admits the kitchen — complete with green cabinets and a large farmhouse sink — is her favorite room in the Smart Home. “I love to cook. And it is a cook’s kitchen,” she says.

Leah was randomly chosen out of over 104 million entries to the sweepstakes. “I entered every single day and sometimes twice a day,” she says in the reveal.

To top off the Nadorff’s surprises, Brooks had one more item still waiting for them in the front yard — a Mercedes SUV. After clapping and cheering at the new ride, Leah expresses even more excitement.

“I’ve never owned a luxury car before — and I’m going to look really good showing up to work!” she says.

source: people.com