"San Francisco ‘Dream House’ Raffle Draws Scrutiny; No Homes Actually Awarded"

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The annual raffle, which costs $150 per ticket to enter, is a benefit for the non-profit Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA). Over the past decade, the homes offered as the raffle’s grand prize form a gallery of high-end real estate in the city’s priciest neighborhoods. But KPIX 5 has learned that over 10 years of contests, not one of the posh homes have actually been awarded as prizes.

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“It does appear this raffle is getting a reasonable return for this charity,” Borochoff said, noting the contest is perfectly legal.