Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

Here we are again with another sports celebrity selling a home in the town they used to play for. You might think that former Green Bay Parker quarterback Brett Favre would have one of the most lavish homes in the Green Bay area. You would be wrong. The Real Estalker Mama led me to the listing for Favre’s home in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin which reveals a simple ranch style home in a quiet neighborhood.

One of the Real Estalker’s able commenters reports that Favre’s main manse is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and this is just the home he stayed in during the football season. He and his wife, Deanna purchased the four-bedroom home in 2005 for $416,000 so it was likely just a temporary home in a town that he was planning not to stay in after he retired from football. This likely explains the decor which seems to have been shipped straight from the local furniture store. It is listed at just $475,000.

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Filed under: Estates

One of Colorado’s historic lodges is up for sale. Grand Lake Lodge has been in the same family since 1953 and is a unique piece of vacation property. The lodge is located in the town of Grand Lake and above Grand Lake, Colorado’s largest natural lake and has beautiful lake and mountain views. The 54-acre property includes 100 cabins and outbuildings and has been open as a lodge since 1919. The property also includes a restaurant, gift shop, heated swimming pool, playground, picnic area and volleyball/basketball court. Over the years it has been used as a venue for events such as company celebrations, family reunions and weddings and is a registered National Historic Landmark. It is listed at $15.16 million.
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It’s difficult to believe that the game show Jeopardy! is 25 years old.  As I mentioned yesterday, I’m a Jeopardy junkie, and I’ve been for years.

Actually, I’m more than an addict - I was a contestant on Jeopardy, in 1988, four years after the show aired.  I’ll make a long story short - I tried out and was selected as a potential contestant in Tampa, Florida, when I lived there, but never got called. I tried out again in Davenport, Iowa, in July of 1988 and I was qualified as a contestant again.  This time, I was called nearly immediately, and I went to California, along with my 3 children, my mom, and my mother-in-law.

The show aired just before Christmas in 1988.  You might see my episode on The Game Show network some day.  I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since I was a contestant.

I am going to date myself and say I remember the original Jeopardy, with Art Fleming.  I remember watching it in high school and thinking I really wanted to be on Jeopardy.  It took me a long time, but I finally achieved my goal.

Here’s a Jeopardy episode from 1979:

Tags: Alex Trebec, Art Fleming, baby boomers, jeopardy, television history

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

I’ve been missing the real estate intelligence of Bob Goldsborough over at Huge Time Listings after the site was unfortunately hacked. But now he’s back with a vengeance, dishing out an impressive amount of celebrity scoop. One of the biggest is the listing for Regis Philbin’s Greenwich, Connecticut home. Regis has been saying for a while on his show that he was selling his home but no one had dug up the listing until now. The home was built in 1980 and is on 5.68 acres that include a tennis court, pool, gazebo and gardens. The home itself was featured in 2002 in Architectural Digest, and includes a formal dining room, paneled living and media rooms, a library with a wet bar, a family room, a gourmet kitchen and a breakfast area that opens to a covered terrace. There are four bedrooms including a master suite with a sitting area, fireplace and his and hers baths. The lower level of the home includes exercise and recreation areas. Regis bought in 1992 for $2.5 million and is now asking $5.4 million for the home.

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