SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
"Am I dreaming?" asked Kathie Robinson of Anza after she won
$100,000 during this week's Big Spin show. Robinson outplayed nine
other contestants in Aces High and then proceeded to the wheel to spin
for a big prize. If I'm dreaming, said Robinson, "Don't pinch me. I
don't want to wake up." The latest episode of the Big Spin show aired
Saturday, August 2. The grand total won by all contestants was
$247,500!
Betty Smith of Atascadero stepped up to the Fantasy 5 Dream
Machine, played three balls and walked away with $75,000. Smith, a
regular viewer of the Big Spin, said she dreamed she would play three
balls. "I have been so blessed in my lifetime," added Smith when
referring to what she might do with her prize winnings, "I want to
bless others. I'm just a giver. That's what I do."
The last big winner of the day was fearful she would faint because
of the excitement. Nicole Walker of Kerman had purchased Big Spin
Scratchers(R) tickets with her husband to celebrate a new pregnancy.
One of those tickets sent her straight to the popular game show's
wheel. Nicole and her husband Nicholas expect a new baby in December.
Along with a 10-month-old brother, the family now has $50,000 to
spend. "We might use it to go on a vacation to Yellowstone or
Arkansas," said Nicole. Then, she said, she'll complete nursing
school.
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Winners Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Kathie Robinson Anza $100,000
Betty Smith Atascadero $75,000
Nicole Walker Kerman $50,000
Manuel Mazariegos Los Angeles $5,000
Jason Switzer San Diego $4,000
Raquel Ortega Reseda $2,500
Richard Anderson San Jose $2,000
Martin Chavez Govea Sacramento $2,000
Hilda Corona Los Angeles $1,750
Gerardo Ramirez San Jose $1,750
Navjit Walia Stockton $1,750
Tabatha Watson Sacramento $1,750
TOTAL $247,500
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For high resolution photos of Kathie Robinson, Betty Smith or
Nicole Walker 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 p.m. PT August 2, 2008)
California State Lottery
Al Lundeen or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639
Copyright Business Wire 2008
