SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show three
contestants won a total of $220,000. The show aired statewide
Saturday, May 24, 2008. The grand total won this week was $242,500!
This week's show had two contestants try their luck at the Fantasy
5 Dream Machine. Cheryl Bacon, a retiree from Azusa, didn't believe
the letter she received from the Lottery inviting to the show. "I
didn't believe it until I received a phone call," explained Bacon, who
wants to take the vacation of a lifetime to Italy with her $75,000
prize. Hasan Daabas from San Diego was next up at the Fantasy 5 Dream
Machine. Daabas won $70,000, and will pay off his house and put money
away for his childrens' education funds.
Jose Landaverde, a construction worker from Covina was the
contestant who outplayed nine others in Aces High. He won $75,000 and
plans to invest it and use some as a down payment on a home.
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Winners Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Cheryl Bacon Azusa $75,000
Jose Landaverde Covina $75,000
Hasan Daabas San Diego $70,000
Bal Chand San Francisco $5,000
Jose Gonzalez North Hollywood $4,000
Joseph Phifer Pomona $2,500
John Froh Grimes $2,000
Todd Black San Francisco $2,000
Alma Avina Los Angeles $1,750
Lorenzo Ramirez Los Angeles $1,750
Robyn Azevedo-Valencia Sacramento $1,750
Cesar Garcia Pacoima $1,750
TOTAL $242,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Cheryl Bacon, Jose
Landaverde or Hasan Daabas 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 24.)
California State Lottery
Olga Gallardo or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639
Copyright Business Wire 2008
