That's too funny. My back is having sympathy pains. :laughing:
It's going to be a great patio, bench and firepit though. You have a month at least to talk about where to build it, then change your minds when the snow is gone. Should get you and the wife through cabin fever and mud seasons.
Good of you to post that funny experience. In the meantime, you could build a stone igloo, just to get the idea of how to handle your winnings....now that your back is all loosened up.
That is a crazy prize. I wonder if they expect most people (without trailer and tractor) to be able to pick it up? What do regular people do, hire riggers and a truck? Give up the prize?
Your future project will require quite alot of work, but the times that you utilize the finished project, the memories will help isolate the hard work. Best wishes.