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2005 1st Quarter Press Releases: Article

02.26.2005
Contestants Win a Total of $367,500 on “The Big Spin®” Show

Nida SupnetSACRAMENTO – Contestants from across the state won a total of $367,500 during this weekend’s “The Big Spin®” show.

From the “Aces High” round, Nida Supnet from San Diego was the finalist to get to spin “The Big Spin” wheel. Ms. Supnet bought her Big Spin Scratchers® ticket at Palm Ridge Liquor in San Diego and uncovered TV Show -TV Show -TV Show and went directly to “The Big Spin” show. She spun the wheel for $100,000 prize! “I’m going to buy a car for my son and also use this money to pay off my mortgage,” said Supnet.

The first player at the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine” was Kelly Vukovich, a purchasing agent from Canyon Lake was ecstatic to win $90,000. Ms. Vukovich, who buys her tickets at Village Liquor in Chino, said, “I’m going to use this money to go on a tropical cruise.” The second player was Rose Fabian, a disability worker from Los Angeles who won $70,000. Ms. Fabian, who Peter Baxbought her ticket at Metro Market in Los Angeles, plans to travel and pay bills with her winnings. Finishing the “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine” segment was Julye Lau-Solano, a bank supervisor from Murrieta. Ms. Lau-Solano, who won $60,000, bought her ticket at Long’s Drug in Temecula, and plans to use her winnings to take her family to the Bahamas and to buy a corvette.

Peter Bax, a retiree from La Verne purchased his Big Spin Scratchers® ticket at A & C Liquor in La Verne and uncovered Spin-Spin-Spin when he scratched it. After spinning the largest lottery wheel in the world, Bax won $25,000, and said, “It was awesome to spin the wheel and I plan to travel to Holland with my winnings.”

Name City Amount
Nida Supnet San Diego $100,000
Kelly Vukovich Canyon Lake $90,000
Rose Fabian Los Angeles $70,000
Julye Lau-Solano Murrieta $60,000
Peter Bax La Verne $25,000
Other Aces High Contestants   $22,500
  TOTAL $367,500

 

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