How would you like to spend $30 to get a $3 million mansion? Sounds like a deal right? And now you could be the lucky winner...again.
Last December, former NBAer Dennis Rodman helped promote the "Rodman Raffle," a chance to win a 6-bedroom, waterfront home in Ft. Lauderdale valued at $3 million for just 30 bucks. But not enough tickets sold to pay off the house's mortgage, so half the cash from ticket sales ended up going to the raffle winner and the other half went to charity.
And now, take two, minus The Worm.
Replacing Rodman as the pitchman, is Grammy Award-winning singer Jon Secada. And the owner of the mansion, Miles Brannan, feels that Secada's selling-power, plus a more organized plan, will give the raffle the boost in ticket sales needed to give away the house.
"Jon Secada told me he believes he can do it," Brannan said. "I believe in Jon Secada and I hope a lot of people out there do."
At worst, Secada's raffle will raise more money for the charity, The Mission of St. Francis, a Ft. Lauderdale based organization that helps the homeless and others in need get back on their feet. At best, the new raffle will sell enough tickets to help the Brannan's avoid foreclosure and move out of a house they can no longer afford, while helping one lucky winner move in.
"The Mission (of St. Francis) is confident this time around," said Secada. "We think we'll sell more tickets and be able to raffle this house."
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The winner will have the choice of taking $1.5 million in cash instead. But if you choose the house, it comes fully furnished. And that includes the movie theater, the game room, the bar, and even a knight in shining armor!
Tickets are for sale from now until September 30th at www.jonsecadacharities.com The drawing is October 10th and Secada will pull the winning ticket.
"Your chances are better than winning the lottery," Secada says.
The goal is to sell 300,000 tickets. That will also be the maximum number sold. So, your odds are at worst 1 in 300,000.
The previous raffle with Rodman sold less than $1 million worth of tickets, but with more time to spread the word and a new celebrity spokesman, organizers believe the house will get raffled off.
