SACRAMENTO – Three contestants had a great experience this week playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. First up was Sylvia Phillips, a receptionist from San Marcos, who walked away with $90,000! Phillips plans to go out for filet mignon and do some home remodeling. Robert Dietrich, a self-employed machinist from El Monte also won big playing the Fantasy 5 Dream Machine. He took home $50,000 and he plans to restore his classic Packard! Another Fantasy 5 Dream Machine winner was Veronica Schofield, an office assistant from Riverside, who also walked away with $50,000! Schofield plans to give some money to her church and pay for her sons’ educations.
This week on The Big Spin show, three contestants won a total of $190,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, December 1, 2007; the grand total won this week was $222,500!
Winner’s Summary
| Sylvia Phillips |
San Marcos |
$90,000 |
| Robert Dietrich |
El Monte |
$50,000 |
| Veronica Schofield |
Riverside |
$50,000 |
| Aurora Rucker |
San Francisco |
$10,000 |
| Constantino Perez |
So. San Francisco |
$5,000 |
| Adam Prince |
San Fernando |
$4,000 |
| Jeffrey Marcellus |
Fontana |
$2,500 |
| Fortunato Adalim |
Elk Grove |
$2,000 |
| Akasha Svendsen |
Santa Rosa |
$2,000 |
| Elaine Kassell |
Huntington Park |
$1,750 |
| Yolanda Najera |
Pico Rivera |
$1,750 |
| Jose Salegio |
Winnetka |
$1,750 |
| Ana Tolentino |
San Diego |
$1,750 |
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TOTAL |
$222,500 |
For high resolution copies of photos of Sylvia Phillips, Robert Dietrich or Veronica Schofield please contact Olga Gallardo in the Corporate Communications Office or e-mail newsroom@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.