SACRAMENTO – On The Big Spin show this week four contestants won a total of $325,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, September 1, 2007. This week a total of $347,500 was won by Big Spin contestants!
Rosendo Gomez is being extra nice to his sister these days. She gave him a winning Scratchers® ticket that sent him directly to the big wheel giving him a chance to win up to $3 million. Gomez, a real estate appraiser from San Mateo, first landed on “TRIPLE” and after recovering from the excitement he then spun again landing on “$50,000” giving him a grand total of $150,000! He’s obviously going to share his winnings with his sister and invest in his children’s education.
Donald Parrott, a retiree from Cudahy, 
has always wanted to travel around the country on the Amtrak train. Parrott played Fantasy 5 Dream Machine and winning $75,000. “I’m buying a brand new truck before I hop on that train,” said Parrott. Eleanor Taylor, another retiree from Lakeside, also played Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. Taylor walked away with $40,000 which she plans to spend on home improvements. “I might take a trip to the Sierras to relax and fish,” expressed Taylor.
Alannah Robinson, an accounting/financial assistant from Sacramento, was lucky enough to outplay nine other contestants in Aces High to get to The Big Spin Wheel. Robinson, a Canada native, won $60,000! “I would love to visit Los Angeles again and travel home to Canada to visit family and friends,” explained Robinson.
| Rosendo Gomez |
San Mateo |
$ 150,000 |
| Donald Parrott |
Cudahy |
$75,000 |
| Alannah Robinson |
Sacramento |
$60,000 |
| Eleanor Taylor |
Lakeside |
$40,000 |
| Peter Reed |
Los Angeles |
$5,000 |
| Giovanni Esquivel |
Bell Gardens
| $4,000 |
| Wayne Crathorne |
Agua Dulce
| $2,500 |
| Alba Franco |
San Fernando
| $2,000 |
| Rafael Hernandez |
Arleta
| $2,000 |
| William Cantrell |
Morgan Hill
| $1,750 |
| Jason Whipple |
Colton
| $1,750 |
| Ippazio Fersini |
Santa Monica
| $1,750 |
| Juan Flores |
Moreno Valley |
$1,750 |
| |
TOTAL |
$347,500 |
The California State Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $19 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $52 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.3 billion in compensation since 1985.