SACRAMENTO – Jose Gallarzo, a security guard from Ontario, was one of two contestants on the show who got lucky playing Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Gallarzo won a whopping $85,000! He plans to help his family out financially. Patricia Foster, a retired teacher from Huntington Beach, was another Fantasy 5 Dream Machine winner. She took home $60,000, which she hopes to invest in her retirement.
This week on The Big Spin show, four contestants won 
a total of $220,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, November 3, 2007. This week contestants won a grand total of $242,500!
David Brown, a business owner from Salinas, uncovered “Spin-Spin-Spin” on his Scratchers® ticket sending him to The Big Spin wheel. Brown won a $50,000 cash prize during his turn at the big wheel and hopes to take a vacation and possibly buy a car!
Vincente Lopez, a lab technician from Santa Ana outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High and walked away with $25,000. He is going to invite a few friends on a trip to Hawaii!
Winner’s Summary
| Jose Gallarzo |
Ontario |
$85,000 |
| Patricia Foster |
Huntington Beach |
$60,000 |
| David Brown |
Salinas |
$50,000 |
| Vicente Lopez |
Santa Ana |
$25,000 |
| Louise Tombarello |
Modesto |
$5,000 |
| Marianne Thompson |
San Francisco |
$4,000 |
| Abigail Morales |
Norwalk |
$2,500 |
| Nelson Balmaceda |
San Francisco |
$2,000 |
| Ulysses Carrillo |
Anaheim |
$2,000 |
| Daniel Blach |
Napa |
$1,750 |
| Ada Brown |
Inglewood |
$1,750 |
| Allen McKinney |
Sacramento |
$1,750 |
| John Mitchell |
Lancaster |
$1,750 |
| |
TOTAL |
$242,500 |
For high resolution copies of photos of Jose Gallarzo, Patricia Foster, David Brown or Vicente Lopez please contact Olga Gallardo in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail newsroom@calottery.com.
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