Popular HGTV Show Films In Milford

MILFORD, CT — I'm sure we've all dreamed about what we would do if we ever won the lottery and part of that dreaming is what kind of house would we buy.

Well, the popular HGTV 'My Lottery Dream Home' tries to answer that question. Recently, Host David Bromstad and television crews were busy filming in Milford trying to find the dreamhouse for a recent $1 million lottery winner.

In the episode, Bromstad can be seen walking through downtown Milford and helping the new millionaire search for his dream home. The city's official Facebook page shared news concerning the episode.

If you're not familiar with the show here is a summary from HGTV. "David Bromstad takes recent lottery winners on over-the-top house hunts for their new dream homes. Whether they win hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions, lucky lottery winners everywhere are jumping headfirst into the real estate market. Will they spend all their winnings on an extravagant mansion or settle for a humble sound investment? Find out what happens when average Americans set out to find their Lottery Dream Homes."

The Milford episode is described as, "A self-confessed computer nerd finally came up with a $1 million win after consistently spending $6 a week on lottery tickets. Now it's up to David Bromstad to help him find the perfect bachelor pad in the historic seaside town of Milford, Connecticut.." The episode shows several areas of Milford and explores some amazing homes.

Milford residents reacted to the news that the popular show was rolling in their hometown.

On the city's Facebook page Darlene Parker Lieff wrote, "It was so cool to see our town on TV!"

Lisa Klinko Piccirillo wrote, "Our town looks beautiful."

New episodes of the HGTV show air Fridays at 9 p.m. The Youtube video of the episode, which was shared by the city of Milford, was deleted. But you can watch the full Milford episode at these date and times on HGTV, Dec. 23 7:30 p.m., Jan. 25 8 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 26 3 a.m.

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Image via HGTV's 'My Lottery Dream Home' via Youtube screengrab