A New Car and Investments Are in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show, three
contestants won a total of $165,000. The show aired statewide
Saturday, April 26, 2008. The grand total won this week was $187,500!

This week's first contestant Efrain Gutierrez, a cook from
Stockton, uncovered "Spin-Spin-Spin" on his Scratchers(R) ticket
sending him straight to the Big Spin wheel. There, he won $40,000,
which he plans to use to buy a BMW.

Next up was a Fantasy 5 contestant who took his chance at the
Dream Machine. Richard Sowers, a retiree from Seal Beach, was first up
and walked away with $75,000. He plans to help his children and fly
his son , who lives in Hawaii, home for a visit.

Marc Wymar, was the contestant who outplayed nine other
contestants in Aces High this week. The resident of San Gabriel won
$50,000 and plans to save some of his prize money for his daughter's
education and invest the rest in his internet marketing business.

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Winners Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Richard Sowers Seal Beach $75,000
Marc Wymar San Gabriel $50,000
Efrain Gutierrez Stockton $40,000
Cheri Siple San Bernardino $5,000
Alicia Santos Hacienda Heights $4,000
Leticia Barron Warner Springs $4,000
Silvia Barsegyan Glendale $2,000
Anika Bugarin Wilton $2,000
Silvia Cerrillo Burbank $2,000
Debra Frye Apple Valley $1,750
Kathleen Mahon Grover Beach $1,750
Ismael Rivas Palmdale $1,750

TOTAL $187,500
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For high resolution copies of photos of Efrain Gutierrez, Richard
Sowers, or Marc Wymar 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 April 26).

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

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