SACRAMENTO – Three contestants had a great experience this week playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. First up was Lynda Galambos, a benefits officer from Napa, who walked away with $75,000! Galambos, who is engaged, plans to use the money for her wedding, take a trip to Hawaii and pay some bills. JoAnn Sepp, a retired nursing instructor from Redlands, walked away with $65,000 after playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. She plans to donate some money to Habitat for Humanity, visit family in Texas and South Carolina, and take a trip to 
Italy! Steve Nakahira, a painting contractor from Burbank, took home $30,000 after playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Nakahira is a returning contestant on the show and plans to pay some bills and take his mother on a trip.
Orville Jackson, a storekeeper from Los Angeles, outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High to get to The Big Spin wheel. After spinning the wheel he left with $20,000! Jackson plans to give his father half of his winnings and invest the rest.
This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of $190,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, December 8, 2007; the grand total won this week was $212,500!
Winner’s Summary
| Lynda Galambos |
Napa |
$75,000 |
| JoAnn Sepp |
Redlands |
$65,000 |
| Steve Nakahira |
Burbank |
$30,000 |
| Orville Jackson |
Los Angeles |
$20,000 |
| Brigitta Andel |
Mountain View |
$5,000 |
| Jeffrey Bowser |
Eureka |
$4,000 |
| Vivian MacDonald |
La Mirada |
$2,500 |
| Pamela Moore |
San Pedro |
$2,000 |
| Candice Spivey |
Stockton |
$2,000 |
| Roxanna Grubb |
Camarillo |
$1,750 |
| Montel Pierce |
California City |
$1,750 |
| Cassandra Watkins |
San Francisco |
$1,750 |
| Erika Wydermyer |
Los Angeles |
$1,750 |
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TOTAL |
$212,500 |
For high resolution copies of photos of Lynda Galambos, JoAnn Sepp, Steve Nakahira or Orville Jackson please contact Olga Gallardo in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail ogallardo@calottery.com.
Over 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 $19.6 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $53.25 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.4 billion in compensation since 1985.