SACRAMENTO – Three Fantasy 5 Dream Machine contestants hit it big this week, winning a combined $205,000 on “The Big Spin” show. The show, which aired statewide Saturday, April 14, 2007, gave away a total of $302,500 in prizes.
The Fantasy 5 Dream Machine was on a hot streak on this week’s show. Bruce Barton from Ramona won $100,000! Semi-retired from law enforcement, Barton would like to buy something special for his five children and a swimming pool that they can all enjoy. 
“I’d also like to purchase some more real estate,” said Barton. Michael Lawrence, a Marysville resident and an Aircraft Maintenance Manager, won $85,000. “I’m definitely doing some home improvements and taking my family to Hawaii,” said Lawrence. Farouq Sayid, from North Hollywood, walked away with $20,000 and simply plans to treat his family to something nice.
What better wedding gift than $75,000! That’s what Jessica Woodard, of Lake Forest, won after a trip to the Big Spin Wheel when she outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High. She was so excited to spin the wheel she couldn’t stop smiling. A recent newlywed, Woodard plans to buy a house. Her husband though had other ideas, “maybe we’ll buy a boat!”
| Bruce Barton |
Ramona |
$100,000 |
| Michael Lawrence |
Marysville |
$85,000 |
| Jessica Woodard |
Lake Forest |
$75,000 |
| Farouq Sayid |
North Hollywood |
$20,000 |
| Belit Gallardo |
Hesperia |
$5,000 |
| Ashley Cupino |
Long Beach |
$4,000 |
| William Slade |
Anderson |
$2,500 |
| Rafael Martinez |
North Hollywood |
$2,000 |
| Dianna Crutchfield |
Manteca |
$2,000 |
| Frank Smika, Jr. |
Fullerton |
$1,750 |
| Ricardo Celis |
Vallejo |
$1,750 |
| Dante Thomas |
Fairfield |
$1,750 |
| Cornell Maxey |
Oakland |
$1,750 |
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TOTAL |
$302,500 |
Public education in California receives at least 34 cents of every dollar players spend on Lottery products. The California Lottery contributed a record $1.28 billion to public education in 2005-06 out of historic sales of $3.58 billion, the sixth year in a row the Lottery has provided more than $1 billion in supplemental funding for education. Since the Lottery began in 1985, it has contributed more than $18 billion to California schools.