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2006 1st Quarter Press Releases: Article

03.25.2006
Three Contestants Win Big Playing the "Dream Machine"

John DavisSACRAMENTO - California State Lottery players won a total of $302,500 on "The Big Spin®" show that aired statewide Saturday, March 25, 2006. 

Crecie JonesIn this week’s Fantasy 5 Dream Machine there were three contestants playing for the top prize of $150,000.  Florence Beaber, a retiree from Redding won $85,000.  She stated that she is not quite sure what she’ll do with the money, but said that her family definitely would know how to spend it, Beaber added, "especially my 23 year old granddaughter."  John Davis, a grocery store clerk from Lynwood, walked away with $60,000 which he plans to use on a trip to the Virgin Islands.  Monica Jones, a law clerk from Stockton, won $60,000.  She plans to help out her daughter and take the trip that she and her husband always dreamed of to Hawaii.

Crecie Jones, a middle school teacher’s assistant from Gardena, outplayed nine other Aces High contestants to win $75,000.  In her own words, "I want to do it again!"

Name City Amount
Florence Beaber Redding $85,000
Crecie Jones Gardena $75,000
Monica Jones Stockton $60,000
John Davis Lynwood $60,000
Carl DeCarlo Laguna Beach $5,000
Linda Smith Rialto $4,000
Gabriela Labrada Los Angeles $2,500
Alexander Denis San Francisco $2,000
Kenneth Hensling Whittier $2,000
Ray Gibson Alameda $1,750
Lourdes Fernandez Oxnard  $1,750
Venetia Castro Tracy $1,750
Skip Tanner Orange $1,750
  TOTAL $302,500


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