SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show four
contestants won a total of $230,000. The show aired statewide
Saturday, May 17, 2008. The grand total won this week was $252,500!
This week's top winner tried his luck at the Fantasy Five Dream
Machine and went home $90,000 wealthier. Tim Busk, a painter from
Auburn, hopes to pay for his daughter's college tuition with his prize
money. He also wants to travel to Guatemala to help an orphanage that
he supports through his church. Another winner who also played Fantasy
Five was Kevin White from San Bernardino. White won $55,000, which he
will give to his wife and hopes she uses part of it for a nice
vacation. The last Fantasy 5 contestant was Isabel Arias, a
maintenance supervisor from Montebello, who took his chance at the
Dream Machine and went home with $10,000. He plans to invest his
winnings.
Lynda Lopez, an accountant from Hercules was the contestant who
outplayed nine others in Aces High. She won $75,000 and plans to give
some of the prize money to her parents. She also hopes to take a
vacation to Hawaii.
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Winners Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Tim Busk Auburn $90,000
Lynda Lopez Hercules $75,000
Kevin White San Bernardino $55,000
Isabel Arias Montebello $10,000
Tomiko Whipple Citrus Heights $5,000
Bernard Hawkins San Diego $4,000
Kim Minks Bellflower $2,500
Mary Hyland San Francisco $2,000
Arlene Miller Wildomar $2,000
Joe Davis Compton $1,750
Barbara Garro San Fernando $1,750
George Hartley Long Beach $1,750
Maria Salazar San Francisco $1,750
TOTAL $252,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Tim Busk, Kevin White,
Isabel Arias or Lynda Lopez please contact (916) 324-9639 or e-mail
newsroom@calottery.com.
More than 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 $20 billion to California schools out of total
sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5
billion in compensation since 1985.
www.calottery.com
(End of advance for release 4:30 pm PT May 17.)
California State Lottery
Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639
Copyright Business Wire 2008
