Big Spin Scoreboard: Husband 2, Wife 1

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
For those following the score at the Bernhardt household in
Glendale, wife Erica Bernhardt is the latest winner at the California
Lottery's Big Spin show. Her husband, Steven, has two victorious trips
to the Big Spin in 1999 and 2004. Erika and 12 other contestants won a
grand total of $175,000 this week. The show aired statewide Saturday,
March 29, 2008.

James Cobb, a retired management consultant from San Diego, won
$80,000 playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. James is considering
paying off debt, giving to charity and taking a trip around the world.
Also playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine was contestant Patricia
Vaissade, a retired elementary school teacher who still substitutes in
the classroom from time to time and lives in Brentwood. Patricia won
$70,000 and plans to spend some of that prize visiting granddaughters.

Annie Smoot, a retiree from Los Angeles, outplayed nine other
contestants in Aces High and took home $30,000. She plans to spend her
winnings on her family.

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Winners Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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James Cobb San Diego $80,000
Patricia Vaissade Brentwood $70,000
Annie Smoot Los Angeles $30,000
Erika Bernhardt Glendale $25,000
Kristy Lico Paradise $4,000
Mae Walker Van Nuys $2,500
Rafaela Rolon Downey $2,000
Rodney Odling Lathrop $2,000
Craig Moore Modesto $1,750
Cecilia Hernandez Los Angeles $1,750
Kimberly Kerr Ione $1,750
Gina Rangel Rancho Cucamonga $1,750
TOTAL $175,000
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For high resolution copies of photos of Erika Bernhardt, James
Cobb, Patricia Vaissade or Annie Smoot, 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

(End of advance for release 4:30 p.m. PT March 29.)

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

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