SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Three contestants had a great experience this week playing the
Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. First up was Lynda Galambos, a benefits
officer from Napa, who walked away with $75,000! Galambos, who is
engaged, plans to use the money for her wedding, take a trip to Hawaii
and pay some bills. JoAnn Sepp, a retired nursing instructor from
Redlands, walked away with $65,000 after playing the Fantasy 5 Dream
Machine. She plans to donate some money to Habitat for Humanity, visit
family in Texas and South Carolina, and take a trip to Italy! Steve
Nakahira, a painting contractor from Burbank, took home $30,000 after
playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Nakahira is a returning
contestant on the show and plans to pay some bills and take his mother
on a trip.
Orville Jackson, a storekeeper from Los Angeles, outplayed nine
other contestants in Aces High to get to The Big Spin wheel. After
spinning the wheel he left with $20,000! Jackson plans to give his
father half of his winnings and invest the rest.
This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of
$190,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, December 8, 2007; the
grand total won this week was $212,500!
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Winner's Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Lynda Galambos Napa $75,000
JoAnn Sepp Redlands $65,000
Steve Nakahira Burbank $30,000
Orville Jackson Los Angeles $20,000
Brigitta Andel Mountain View $5,000
Jeffrey Bowser Eureka $4,000
Vivian MacDonald La Mirada $2,500
Pamela Moore San Pedro $2,000
Candice Spivey Stockton $2,000
Roxanna Grubb Camarillo $1,750
Montel Pierce California City $1,750
Cassandra Watkins San Francisco $1,750
Erika Wydermyer Los Angeles $1,750
TOTAL $212,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Lynda Galambos, JoAnn
Sepp, Steve Nakahira or Orville Jackson please contact Olga Gallardo
in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail
ogallardo@calottery.com.
Over 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community
in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail
commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of
every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public
education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the
form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has
contributed more than $19.6 billion to California schools out of total
sales of more than $53.25 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.4
billion in compensation since 1985.
California State Lottery
Olga Gallardo or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639
Copyright Business Wire 2007
