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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 t, 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, .

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But she didn't stop there. Powell's kids and their friends printed out flyers to distribute downtown.

Powell told Davis Patch that the lights have come down, but the congratulations are still coming, even from second-place winners, the Felixes. The two families have become friends through the contest, .

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Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and shared their holiday cheer!


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