Three Contestants Share Their Prizes With Their Families

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of
$125,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, February 16, 2008, the
grand total won this week was $147,500!

This week two contestants tried their luck at the Fantasy 5 Dream
Machine. Eman Helo, a housewife from Thousand Oaks, is having the last
laugh within her own family. "My husband thought it was funny that I
was playing Fantasy 5 but it sure paid off," explained Helo, who took
home $90,000. Next up was Felipe Adlawan, a retiree from Westminster,
who won $10,000. He knows he wants to pay off some debt with his prize
but other than that, he has to check with his wife and son.

Thomas Delgado, Sr., another retiree from Suisun City, outplayed
nine other contestants in Aces High. Delgado won $25,000 and plans to
buy his wife a new car and take her on the honeymoon they never had.

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Winner's Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Eman Helo Thousand Oaks $90,000
Thomas Delgado, Sr. Suisun City $25,000
Felipe Adlawan Westminster $10,000
Monica Cortez Sacramento $5,000
Merlinda Ronquillo King City $4,000
Carmelita Rodriguez Covina $2,500
Abel Estrada San Jose $2,000
Lora Hernandez Hayward $2,000
Patricia Ambriz Hawthorne $1,750
Charles Collier Los Angeles $1,750
Armando Tovar Los Angeles $1,750
Steven Smith La Quinta $1,750

TOTAL $147,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Eman Helo, Thomas Delgado
Sr. and Felipe Adlawan please contact Cathy Doyle Johnston at (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 more than $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5
billion in compensation since 1985.

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Olga Gallardo or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639

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