SACRAMENTO – This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of $125,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, February 16, 2008, the grand total won this week was $147,500!
This week two contestants tried their luck at the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Eman Helo, a housewife from Thousand Oaks, is having the last laugh within her own family. “My husband thought it was funny that I was playing Fantasy 5 but it sure paid off,” explained Helo, who took home $90,000. Next up was Felipe Adlawan, a retiree from Westminster, who won $10,000. He knows he wants to pay off some debt with his prize but other than that, he has to check with his wife and son.
Thomas Delgado, Sr., another retiree from Suisun City, outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High. Delgado won $25,000 and plans to buy his wife a new car and take her on the honeymoon they never had.
Winner’s Summary
| Eman Helo |
Thousand Oaks |
$90,000 |
| Thomas Delgado, Sr. |
Suisun City |
$25,000 |
| Felipe Adlawan |
Westminster |
$10,000 |
| Monica Cortez |
Sacramento |
$5,000 |
| Merlinda Ronquillo |
King City |
$4,000 |
| Carmelita Rodriguez |
Covina |
$2,500 |
| Abel Estrada |
San Jose |
$2,000 |
| Lora Hernandez |
Hayward |
$2,000 |
| Patricia Ambriz |
Hawthorne |
$1,750 |
| Charles Collier |
Los Angeles |
$1,750 |
| Armando Tovar |
Los Angeles |
$1,750 |
| Steven Smith |
La Quinta |
$1,750 |
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TOTAL |
$147,500 |
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