SACRAMENTO – Three contestants had a great experience this week playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. First up was Wayne Yoakum, a bus driver and custodian from Lake Isabella, who walked away with $65,000. Yoakum plans to pay some bills and spoil his family. His ultimate dream would be to open a center for runaway teens! Michelle Bartley, a nurse from Los Angeles also won big playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. She took home $25,000 and can’t wait to surprise her parents for their 42nd wedding anniversary! Another Fantasy 5 Dream Machine winner was Ariadne Winefeldt, a special education 
teacher’s aid from San Clemente, who also walked away with $25,000! Winefeldt is putting her money into a good cause and would like to open a center for run away teens.
This week on The Big Spin show, four contestants won a total of $135,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, November 24, 2007; the grand total won this week was $157,500!
Cindy Davis, a guest services representative from California City outplayed nine other contestants in Aces High and walked away with $20,000. Davis hopes to pay some bills and go on a trip.
Winner’s Summary
| Wayne Yoakum |
Lake Isabella
| $65,000 |
| Michelle Bartley |
Los Angeles
| $25,000 |
| Ariadne Winefeldt |
San Clemente
| $25,000 |
| Cindy Davis |
California City
| $20,000 |
| Pauline Tausinga |
Oakland
| $5,000 |
| Minerva Esquivel |
San Mateo
| $4,000 |
| Walter Perez |
Los Angeles
| $2,500 |
| Jesus Gamez |
Pacoima
| $2,000 |
| Cesar Leon Hernández |
Downey
| $2,000 |
| David Blessing |
Silverado Canyon
| $1,750 |
| Jared Hirata |
Torrance
| $1,750 |
| Fernando Martin |
Santa Fe Springs
| $1,750 |
| Brenda Taylor |
Hawthorne
| $1,750 |
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TOTAL |
$157,500 |
For high resolution copies of photos of Wayne Yoakum, Michelle Bartley, Ariadne Winefeldt or Cindy Davis please contact Olga Gallardo in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail ogallardo@calottery.com.
Over 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California 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 $19.6 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $53.25 billion. Retailers win too, earning $3.4 billion in compensation since 1985.