Los Angeles Man Shows His Christmas Spirit With His $1,000,000 Prize

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--This week on The Big Spin show, four contestants won a total of
$1,170,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, December 22, 2007; the
grand total won this week was $1,192,500!

Ramon Hernandez Romano, a truck driver from Los Angeles, outplayed
nine other contestants in Aces High to get to the Big Spin wheel.
Romano won $1,000,000! He plans to show off his Christmas spirit by
helping the poor and by helping his 2 daughters, one of whom is due
with his 5th grandchild any day now! Juan Barrera, a drywall
contractor from Indio, was the big winner on the Fantasy 5 Dream
Machine, he won $65,000! Barerra says his family will have a nicer
Christmas because of his prize. Jose Ruiz, a caterer from Los Angeles,
also played the Dream Machine and walked away with $55,000. He is now
planning a vacation to the Bahamas. The final Dream Machine player was
George Barry, a retiree from San Diego. Barry has been married 52
years and says the secret to a long and happy marriage is simple,
"Just be nice to each other," he explained. He plans on taking his
wife on a trip to Niagara Falls, which is where they honeymooned 52
years ago!

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Winner's Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Ramon Hernandez Romano Los Angeles $1,000,000
Juan Barrera Indio $65,000
Jose Ruiz Los Angeles $55,000
George Barry San Diego $50,000
Douglas Henley Victorville $5,000
Maria Mendoza Richmond $4,000
Silvia Fonseca Corona $2,500
Lee Xiong Fresno $2,000
Ana Cardenas Los Angeles $2,000
Willie MacMillian Van Nuys $1,750
Luis Ocampo Rios Riverside $1,750
Jesus Macias-Hernandez Fresno $1,750
Noe Cruz Burbank $1,750

TOTAL $1,192,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Ramon Hernandez Romano,
Juan Barrera, Jose Ruiz or George Barry please contact Olga Gallardo
in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail
ogallardo@calottery.com.

Over 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 $19.6 billion to California schools out of total
sales of more than $53.25 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.4
billion in compensation since 1985.

(End of advance for release 4:30 p.m. PT December 22.)

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

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