Jobless College Grad Wins $1.5M NYC Condo

(New York Post) - College senior Adam Venckauskas has yet to line up a job, but finding an apartment will not be a problem -- he just won a $1.5 million luxury condo in Manhattan, the New York Post reported Friday.

With a single mouse click, the 21-year-old University of Central Florida student scored beautiful new digs at the W New York Hotel in the financial district -- although he will have to come up with $1,400 a month in taxes and maintenance.

He hit the real estate jackpot by entering HGTV's Urban Oasis giveaway and Thursday was handed the keys -- and the deed -- to his new 900-square-foot pad, designed by HGTV star Vern Yip.

"I don't know. It's just amazing," Venckauskas said as he walked into the fully furnished digs, which offer sweeping views of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. "It's perfect. After I graduate, I'm definitely coming up here."

His name was randomly drawn from more than 15.5 million entries, including that of his mother, who first urged him to sign up.

"I entered in every single day of the contest, and he entered it just once," Genevieve Venckauskas said. "I think I'm off the hook for Adam's graduation present."

The visit to the new home marked her son's first trip to New York City, and HGTV president Jim Samples was thrilled to provide the occasion.

"The first time he sees the Statue of Liberty is literally sitting on his own bed," Samples said.

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