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Travel and a Motorcycle in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants

Sat May 10, 2008 7:30pm EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show three
contestants won a total of $100,000. The show aired statewide
Saturday, May 10, 2008. The grand total won this week was $122,500!

   This week's first contestant Peter Nguyen, a machine operator from
West Covina, uncovered "Spin-Spin-Spin" on his Scratchers(R) ticket
sending him straight to the Big Spin wheel. There, he won $40,000,
which he plans to use on a trip to Vietnam to visit his family. He
will give the rest of his prize money to his children and
grandchildren.

   Next up was a Fantasy 5 contestant who took his chance at the
Dream Machine. Roderick Baker, a truck driver from Culver City, walked
away with $30,000. He plans to buy a motorcycle.

   Art Cayabyab, was the contestant who outplayed nine other
contestants in Aces High this week. The resident of Sacramento won
$30,000 and plans to do some traveling and also pay some bills.

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                           Winners Summary

NAME                             CITY                           AMOUNT
-------------------              --------------               --------
Peter Nguyen                     West Covina                   $40,000
Roderick Baker                   Culver City                   $30,000
Art Cayabyab                     Sacramento                    $30,000
Douglas Muircroft                Hemet                          $5,000
Arnette Turner                   Fresno                         $4,000
Tina Huerta                      Highland                       $2,500
Hovannes Antekelian              Valley Village                 $2,000
Heather Krebs                    Lakeside                       $2,000
Frank Bello                      Northridge                     $2,000
Anthony Bruno                    Newport Beach                  $1,500
Joan Lueke                       Downey                         $1,750
Charles Lupton                   San Jose                       $1,750

                                 TOTAL                        $122,500
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   For high resolution copies of photos of Peter Nguyen, Roderick
Baker or Art Cayabyab 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

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

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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