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2006 3rd Quarter Press Releases: Article

07.15.2006
Los Angeles Woman Collects $150,000 and Decides it’s Time for a Vacation

Margie HarrisSACRAMENTO - The California State Lottery just can’t stop giving away money as contestants won a total $322,500 on "The Big Spin®" Show which aired statewide on Saturday, July 15.

Margie Harris, a retired teacher from Los Angeles is no stranger to the Big Spin Show. Last month, she won $5,000 playing Aces High and this time she went straight to the big wheel after uncovering "Spin-Spin-Spin" on her Big Spin Scratchers ticket. In her encore appearance, Harris spun the big wheel, landing on a triple to give her a $150,000 payday. With her impressive win, Harris plans to start a youth leadership program and take a trip that will carry her through the Caribbean and Africa.

Gustavo MartinezOne contestant played the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine, David Myers, a delivery driver from Rialto. Myers cashed in to the tune of $75,000 in prize money. He plans to travel to Costa Rica to check out the rainforest and then head to Europe, all courtesy of the "Dream Machine."

In Aces High, Gustavo Martinez, a restaurant worker from Inglewood, outlasted nine other players to earn a spin on the big wheel. He used the opportunity to win a $75,000 prize, which he plans to put towards a new house.

Name City Amount
Margie Harris Los Angeles $150,000
David Myers Rialto $75,000
Gustavo Martinez Inglewood $75,000
Gary Nettleingham Redondo Beach $5,000
Rosalio Rodríguez Oxnard $4,000
Kristina Edelen Yucca Valley $2,500
Louie Aiello Richmond $2,000
Anna Tamimi Corte Madera $2,000
Tyrone Klempke Arroyo Grande $1,750
Kok Wei Chan San Francisco $1,750
Soila Khoury San Francisco $1,750
Marlon Reynolds Bellflower $1,750
  TOTAL $322,500


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