BRADENTON, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Forever, it will change my lifeforever ... in a good way,' said a jubilant Marsha Coulthard when learned shewas the winner of the first ever HGTV Green Home located in the newdevelopment of Tradition Hilton Head, South Carolina. Coulthard, a 43-yearold medical billing clerk and green enthusiast from Bradenton, Florida, was athome with her son and parents when HGTV's Chi-Lan Lieu knocked on the door tolet her know that she won the HGTV Green Home grand-prize package valued atapproximately $850,000. Her excitement at receiving the news was televised onthe HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2008 special on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 8 p.m.ET/PT.

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'I'm so excited. I can't tell you,' said Coulthard. 'I entered almostevery day trying to win the home.'

Coulthard, an avid HGTV viewer whose name was drawn from more than 21million entries, previously lived in nearby Bluffton, S.C., and is excited fora chance to return to the area. Her excitement about the home is not only thelocation, but also the fact that it is green as she makes an effort torecycle, reduce and reuse. Her grand-prize package includes the new,eco-friendly and fully furnished low-country style cottage with just over2,000 square feet along with a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid.

'We were thrilled with the response to the first annual HGTV Green Home,'said Jim Samples, president of HGTV. 'The number of entries far exceeded ourexpectations and demonstrated that our viewers have an interest in pursuing agreener lifestyle. It is incredibly gratifying to HGTV to see that consumersturn to both the network and to HGTV.com as resources for accessible andeco-friendly approaches to living.'

Located in Tradition Hilton Head of South Carolina, a 5,300-acremaster-planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head, theHGTV Green Home includes three bedrooms and two and a half baths and featuresboth construction and design elements that are known to contribute to anenergy efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment.

'Tradition Hilton Head was the perfect community for our first-ever HGTVGreen Home,' said Samples.