Dream Machine Awards More Than a Quarter of a Million Dollars

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Four contestants on this week's Big Spin show took on the Dream
Machine and won big! Those four contestants won a total of $260,000.
The grand total won this week was $312,500. The show aired statewide
Saturday, July 12, 2008,

Mike Schaffer, a maintenance products supplier, was first up at
the Dream Machine. The Stockton resident plans to pay off a number of
bills with his $95,000 prize. Next up was Anusak Wong of North
Hollywood who wants to buy his wife a new car with his $60,000 prize.

The other two winners who played the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine were
Victor Gonzalez of Ladera Ranch and Giancarlo Franco of Colton. They
won $55,000 and $50,000 respectively. Gonzalez wants to take a cruise
with his wife to the Caribbean or the Panama Canal. Franco plans to
pay his way through college.

The last big winner of the day was Alberto Castillo, Jr. of San
Diego who beat out nine other contestants to get to the Big Spin
wheel. Castillo, who will marry later this month, says he's
considering using his $30,000 prize to begin an orphanage in Tijuana.

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Winners Summary

NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Mike Schaffer Stockton $95,000
Anusak Wong North Hollywood $60,000
Victor Gonzalez Ladera Ranch $55,000
Giancarlo Franco Colton $50,000
Alberto Castillo, Jr. San Diego $30,000
Betty Lou McKinley Mission Hills $5,000
Sammie Garrett Fairfield $4,000
Mary Camacho Lancaster $2,500
Mallie Hicks Antelope $2,000
Theresa Landin Clayton $2,000
Juan Landaverde North Hollywood $1,750
Emilio Apodaca Campbell $1,750
Israel Beltran Los Angeles $1,750
Gale Reaves Los Angeles $1,750
TOTAL $312,500
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Gonzalez, Giancarlo Franco or Alberto Castillo, Jr. 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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