ADVISORY/Meet Mary Champaine -- She Won $87 Million; Ex-Starbucks Manager Meets the Press.

    News and Assignment Editors
    ADVISORY ...for Friday (Feb. 15)

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WHAT:   Find out how winning the jackpot changed her life. Meet Mary
        Champaine $87 million jackpot winner from October 21, 2000. A
        group of 13 Starbucks' employees from Los Angeles pooled $1
        each and won an $87 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot. Magic
        Johnston, All Star Basketball player and executive of the Los
        Angeles Lakers, is the owner of the Starbucks location that
        employed these lucky winners.

WHEN:   Friday, February 15,2002
        4:00 p.m.

WHERE:  Van Nuys District Office
        16525 Sherman Wy Rm C10
        Van Nuys CA 91406

CONTACT PERSONS: Uly Carter, 818/901-5481 or
                 Norma Minas, 916/324-9639

WINNING NUMBERS: 15, 02, 36, 45, 14 MEGA 8

PAYMENT OPTION: The 13 winners, who chose the annuity payment
                option, recieved 26 annual payments which start at
                $167,307 and graduate to $341,307 by the 26th payment
                per winner. The total prize per winner is $6,692,307
                (before taxes). A 28% federal withholding tax is
                applied each year. There are no state or local taxes
                withheld from California Lottery prizes.

RETAILER:       L & E Liquor
                1298 La Brea Blvd.
                Los Angeles, California

RETAILER BONUS: Commission for selling a winning SuperLotto Plus
                jackpot ticket is one-half of one percent of the
                jackpot. L&E received $435,000 from $87 Million.

CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION: Mary Champaine's prize of $87 million
                           translated to $49.4 million for
                           California's public schools.

      Note: Additional information about the California Lottery may be
found on our web site at http://www.calottery.com

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    CONTACT: California Lottery
             Norma Minas or Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916/324-9639

    KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATION GAMING ADVISORY