SACRAMENTO - The California Lottery's TV game show, "Make Me a Millionaire," awarded more than $115,500 in cash and prizes to 12 contestants this week.
Contestant Peter Gonsalvaes, 69, this week makes his second appearance on the California Lottery's TV show, this time on the brand-new, "Make Me a Millionaire." "The show looked great and I had a lot of fun,” Gonsalvaes said. “It looks completely different than the old show."
Other big winners included two "Lucky Penny" contestants. Both a book keeper from Compton, Alejandra Tamayo, and a social worker from Burlingame, Christina Cabrera each won new cars.
Here is a list of some of this week’s top winners:
| Alejandra Tamayo |
Lucky Penny |
Compton |
NEW CAR |
| Christina Cabrera |
Lucky Penny |
Burlingame |
NEW CAR |
| Peter Gonzalvaes |
Lucky Penny |
Occidental |
NEW CAR |
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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.