A Honeymoon and Retirement Are in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show, four
contestants won a total of $150,000. The show aired statewide
Saturday, April 12, 2008. The grand total won this week was $172,500!

Three Fantasy 5 contestants took their chance at the Dream
Machine. Juan Garcia, a longshoreman from Downey, was first up at the
Dream Machine. Garcia, who walked away with $60,000, plans to take his
wife on a second honeymoon to Miami with his prize. Next up was
Richard Jackson, a bank employee from El Monte, who won $40,000 and
says he will save his prize for retirement. Lastly, Violet Craig, a
retiree from Santa Monica, took her turn at the Dream Machine and won
$10,000, which she doesn't have plans for yet.

Robert Biggs was the contestant who outplayed nine other
contestants in Aces High this week. The resident of Dixon won $40,000,
but doesn't have plans for his prize as of yet.

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Winners Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Juan Garcia Downey $60,000
Richard Jackson El Monte $40,000
Robert Biggs Dixon $40,000
Violet Craig Santa Monica $10,000
Gena Hilliard Oakland $5,000
Chris Forbes Napa $4,000
Maha Dahdouh Sunnyvale $2,500
Mary Johnson Carson $2,000
Asrar Beshir Sacramento $2,000
Charles Jones, Jr. San Jose $1,750
Silvio DeFreitas Chowchilla $1,750
Ricardo Ponce Los Angeles $1,750
Felicia Newell Pasadena $1,750
TOTAL $172,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Juan Garcia, Richard
Jackson, Violet Craig or Robert Biggs 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.

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(End of advance for release 4:30 p.m. PT April 12)

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

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