Karen McHale didn't bother telling her husband last month that she had purchased two raffle tickets for the chance to win a million-dollar house in Edgewater. The Idaho Springs, Colo., woman viewed the $100 she spent as a contribution to a Maryland charity, not an opportunity to actually acquire out-of-state property.
Then on Friday, Ryan McHale came home to find his wife in a frenzy, calling ****** members about some luxurious new digs. His question was simple: "What is going on?"
Karen McHale, 47, had just won a 6,000-square-foot house with an appraised value of $1.25 million. The house had been the top prize in a raffle organized by mortgage broker Tom Walters, who thought a lottery might be a more lucrative way to unload his Edgewater property than a standard sale during a tough economy.
