SACRAMENTO – Fourteen California Lottery players from all over the state won a total of $317,500 on “The Big Spin®” show that aired Saturday, January 24, 2004.
Debbie Bradley, a butcher from Santa Rosa, won $70,000 playing the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine.” Bradley, who purchased her ticket at MD Liquor & Food in Santa Rosa, said, “I plan to take my family on a vacation to Hawaii with my winnings.” Mike Beron from Sherman Oaks was next to challenge the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine.” He matched Bradley’s $70,000 prize. Beron, who bought his ticket at Metro Liquor in Sherman Oaks, told interviewers, “I’m going use my prize money to pay off bills.” Elmar Aguila, an airport employee from San Jose ended his turn at the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine” with a $55,000 prize. Aguila bought his ticket at Mckee Pure Water in San Jose and told Lottery staff, “I’m going to invest my prize money and take my wife on a vacation to the Philippines.”
Janina Romani from San Diego and Floriberto Zuniga of Mira Loma “Came up Aces” in the first round of “Aces High.” In round two, Romani won a chance to spin the wheel, while Zuniga won $5,000. Romani, who bought her Big Spin Scratchers® ticket at Village Store, spun the wheel for $75,000. She told us, “I’m going to use my prize money to pay bills and go on a nice vacation.”
Wendree White from Los Angeles purchased her Big Spin Scratchers® ticket at Chowchilla Shell in Chowchilla and found Spin-Spin-Spin when she scratched it. “I plan to share my winnings with my family,” she said. After spinning the largest lottery wheel on the planet, White learned that she and her family would be sharing $25,000.
Exceeding its mandate to provide 34% of Lottery revenues to public education, in Fiscal Year 2002/2003, the California Lottery contributed $1 billion to public schools, for a third consecutive year.
Winner’s Summary:
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| Janina Romani |
San Diego |
$75,000 |
| Debbie Bradley |
Santa Rosa |
$70,000 |
| Mike Beron |
Sherman Oaks |
$70,000 |
| Elmar Aguila |
San Jose |
$55,000 |
| Wendree White |
Los Angeles |
$25,000 |
| Other Aces High Contestants |
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$22,500 |
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TOTAL |
$317,500 |
How to play “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine”:
Contestants on the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine” game have up to five chances to launch a ball into one of the five bins in the pinball-type game. Each bin represents a cash amount. Prizes are cumulative, but only one ball may land in each bin to claim the prize amount. Contestants appearing on this segment qualify by mailing an entry form to the Lottery after purchasing $5 of Fantasy 5 games on one playslip.
How to play “Aces High”:
“Aces High” replaced “California Gold” and is the newest game on “The Big Spin®” show. Ten “Aces High” contestants will either win a dollar amount ranging from $1,750 to $4,000 or get one of two “Ace” cards. The two contestants who end up with an “Ace” card advance to the second round. The object of the second round is to get a better hand than the opponent, the best hand being four of a kind. The contestant with the lower hand wins $5,000 and the contestant with the higher hand goes on to spin the wheel, for a chance to win $3 million!
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