Big Investments for Two Contestants Thanks to The Big Spin(R) Show

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on The Big Spin show, two contestants won a total of
$250,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, February 9, 2008; the
grand total won this week was $272,500!

This week two contestants tried their luck on the Big Spin wheel.
Aaron Chavez, a purchasing manager from San Leandro, had no idea he
had to play Aces High before going to the wheel. However, he
unexpectedly outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High, which took
him directly to the Big Spin wheel. Chavez won a whopping $150,000 and
plans to help his family! The second contestant Santiago Perez, a
student assistant from Downey went straight to the wheel after
uncovering "Spin-Spin-Spin" on his Big Spin Scratchers ticket. Perez
won $100,000 and will unselfishly use some of his prize money towards
home improvements for his mother's house. The rest of his winnings
will go towards launching his dream business in computer animation.

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Winner's Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Aaron Chavez San Leandro $150,000
Santiago Perez Downey $100,000
Jose Garcia Mission Hills $5,000
Juvencio Perivan Fontana $4,000
Hye E. Vander Veen Moreno Valley $2,500
Bonnie Duer Santa Rosa $2,000
Maria Fernandez Watsonville $2,000
Larry Archibek Sun City $1,750
Valerie Llamas Imperial Beach $1,750
Francisco Rios Concord $1,750
Ethel Scott Fairfield $1,750

TOTAL $187,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Aaron Chavez and Santiago
Perez please contact Cathy Dolye 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.

www.calottery.com

(End of advance for release 4:30 p.m. PT Feb. 9.)

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

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