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02.14.2009
The Contestant Experience on Make Me a Millionaire
 SACRAMENTO – The California Lottery’s new TV game show, “Make Me a Millionaire,” has revamped all its games and now features four state-of-the-art games that give contestants the opportunity to win a million dollars or more. On this week’s episode, more than $135,500 in cash and prizes was awarded to 12 contestants.
Each contestant attends a briefing the day before the taping at the Universal City Hilton. This gives Lottery Draw Management staff the opportunity to brief the contestants and select which game is played. On the day of the taping, contestants are notified what game they will play only moments before they step onto the stage. “It increases the excitement and suspense contestants feel on a day when a life-changing  experience could occur,” explains TV Director and Specialist Sally Forcier.
Rodolpho Cortez, a mechanic from Arleta was the top winner on this week’s episode. He won $46,000. Cortez said he will put his money toward paying off his house. Both Sandra Ortega, from Fresno, and Celia Mercado, from Alameda, walked away with brand new cars.
With the progressive jackpot increasing $200,000 each week, next week’s contestants will have a chance to win $2 million.
Here is a list of some of this week’s top winners:
| Rodolpho Cortez |
Safe Cracker |
Arleta |
$46,000 |
| Sandra Ortega |
Lucky Penny |
Fresno |
NEW CAR |
| Celia Mercado |
Lucky Penny |
Alameda |
NEW CAR |
| Darochee Jones |
Make Me a Millionaire |
Long Beach |
$10,000 |
For more information about the new show, visit www.calottery.com. For high resolution photos, 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 nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.
Please remember to use the California Lottery’s exciting new logo, which can be found at www.calottery.com/styleguide.
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