2006 1st Quarter Press Releases: Article

SACRAMENTO – California State Lottery players win a total of $200,000 on “The Big Spin®” show that airs in twelve television markets statewide Saturday, January 7, 2005.

In the first group of ten contestants to play “Aces High,” one lucky player advances to the wheel and wins $100,000.  The ten contestants competing were: Gerald Washington from Compton, Catherine Sandoval from San Jose, Joe Ramos from Santa Maria, Rose McIntosh from Long Beach, Jesus Briseño Aguilar from Sacramento, John Johnson from La Verne, from Rancho Cucamonga, George Zaragoza from Norwalk, Arturo Tello from Escondido and Luis Zuniga from Ontario.  Tune in to your local Big Spin Station for results. 

In the second group of “Aces High” contestants, the following ten competed for a chance at spinning the wheel: Delfina Magadan from Baldwin Park, Audrey Terrinoni from Fillmore, Jesse Ellsworth from Vacaville, Sagrario Lopez from Los Angeles,  from Hercules, Rodger Goodwin from Los Gatos, Oscar Perez from Lancaster, Charles Bensel from Camino, Francisco Flores from Livermore and Nipon Mathiyakom from Chatsworth. Don’t miss the exciting finish; see which contestant will spin the largest lottery wheel in the world.

The sole “Fantasy 5 Dream Machine” player was , a reporter from Joshua Tree, who plans to travel to Italy.  Mr. Klein has the opportunity to win up to $150,000.  Watch and see the how much he wins. To find out what time “The Big Spin®” show airs in your area log on to: www.calottery.com/Games/GameSpecifics/TVStations