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$222,500 Won on ''The Big Spin(R)'' Show!

Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:54pm EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Three contestants had a great experience this week playing the
Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. First up was Sylvia Phillips, a receptionist
from San Marcos, who walked away with $90,000! Phillips plans to go
out for filet mignon and do some home remodeling. Robert Dietrich, a
self-employed machinist from El Monte also won big playing the Fantasy
5 Dream Machine. He took home $50,000 and he plans to restore his
classic Packard! Another Fantasy 5 Dream Machine winner was Veronica
Schofield, an office assistant from Riverside, who also walked away
with $50,000! Schofield plans to give some money to her church and pay
for her sons' educations.

   This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of
$190,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, December 1, 2007; the
grand total won this week was $222,500!

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                           Winner's Summary

NAME                               CITY                         AMOUNT
-------------------          -----------------               ---------
Sylvia Phillips                 San Marcos                    $ 90,000
Robert Dietrich                  El Monte                     $ 50,000
Veronica Schofield               Riverside                    $ 50,000
Aurora Rucker                  San Francisco                  $ 10,000
Constantino Perez            So. San Francisco                $  5,000
Adam Prince                    San Fernando                   $  4,000
Jeffrey Marcellus                 Fontana                     $  2,500
Fortunato Adalim                 Elk Grove                    $  2,000
Akasha Svendsen                 Santa Rosa                    $  2,000
Elaine Kassell                Huntington Park                 $  1,750
Yolanda Najera                  Pico Rivera                   $  1,750
Jose Salegio                     Winnetka                     $  1,750
Ana Tolentino                    San Diego                    $  1,750

                                                        TOTAL $222,500
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   For high resolution copies of photos of Sylvia Phillips, Robert
Dietrich or Veronica Schofield 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.

   (End of advance for release 4:30 p.m. PT December 1.)

California State Lottery
Olga Gallardo, 916-324-9639
Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639

Copyright Business Wire 2007


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