This week on the California Lottery's Big Spin show three contestants won a total of $220,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, May 24, 2008. The grand total won this week was $242,500!
This week's show had two contestants try their luck at the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Cheryl Bacon, a retiree from Azusa, didn't believe the letter she received from the Lottery inviting to the show. "I didn't believe it until I received a phone call," explained Bacon, who wants to take the vacation of a lifetime to Italy with her $75,000 prize. Hasan Daabas from San Diego was next up at the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Daabas won $70,000, and will pay off his house and put money away for his childrens' education funds.
Jose Landaverde, a construction worker from Covina was the contestant who outplayed nine others in Aces High. He won $75,000 and plans to invest it and use some as a down payment on a home.
Winners Summary | ||||
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| NAME | CITY | AMOUNT | ||
| Cheryl Bacon | Azusa | $75,000 | ||
| Jose Landaverde | Covina | $75,000 | ||
| Hasan Daabas | San Diego | $70,000 | ||
| Bal Chand | San Francisco | $5,000 | ||
| Jose Gonzalez | North Hollywood | $4,000 | ||
| Joseph Phifer | Pomona | $2,500 | ||
| John Froh | Grimes | $2,000 | ||
| Todd Black | San Francisco | $2,000 | ||
| Alma Avina | Los Angeles | $1,750 | ||
| Lorenzo Ramirez | Los Angeles | $1,750 | ||
| Robyn Azevedo-Valencia | Sacramento | $1,750 | ||
| Cesar Garcia | Pacoima | $1,750 | ||
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| TOTAL | $242,500 | |||
For high resolution copies of photos of Cheryl Bacon, Jose Landaverde or Hasan Daabas 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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