Big Spin Contestants Cash in on American Dream.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The American Dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: is expensive these days with the high cost of real estate, but two lucky men are closer to that dream courtesy of a big money weekend on The Big Spin(R) Show which gave away more than $162,000 in cash prizes. The show aired statewide Saturday, August 12, 2006. Jesus Zendejas, a garage door installer from La Quinta A division of Seagate that was originally an acquisition and then absorbed into the company by 1999. Quinta was the developer of Optically Assisted Winchester (OAW) technology. See OAW. , was spinning for the American Dream, a house and a car for his family, and wasn't going to let anything spoil spoil v. spoiled or spoilt , spoil·ing, spoils v.tr. 1. a. To impair the value or quality of. b. To damage irreparably; ruin. 2. his moment in the sun. "The day I got the ticket, a bee stung stung v. Past tense and past participle of sting. stung Verb the past of sting Adj. 1. me near my eye, swelling it up like a baseball. It didn't bother me, though, because I knew I had a winning Big Spin ticket in my pocket," he said before taking a direct trip to the Big Spin wheel for a shot at the $3 million top prize. Zendejas walked away with a $100,000 win, a nice down payment on his American Dream. "I took it easy on the Lottery, but I'll be back for more," he joked. Another Jesus also had his eyes on the prize Eyes on the Prize is a 14-hour documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement that aired in two parts. Part one, six hours long, originally aired on PBS in early 1987 as Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). . Jesus Segura, a plumber (programming, tool) Plumber - A system for obtaining information about memory leaks in Ada and C programs. http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html. from San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , outplayed nine Aces High contestants to get to the Big Spin wheel, hoping to win money to put towards a house. "A friend introduced me to Scratchers(R). I'd never played before but the second time I bought Big Spin Scratchers, I won," he disclosed. After pocketing a $40,000 prize, Segura smiled and added, "Yeah, I'll definitely continue to play Lottery games."
Winner's Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Jesus Zendejas La Quinta $ 100,000
Jesus Segura San Juan Capistrano $ 40,000
Armando Ramirez Los Angeles $ 5,000
Jessie Osman Ontario $ 4,000
Take Yanovitch San Diego $ 2,500
Janna Golosinsky Van Nuys $ 2,000
Larry Brandon Long Beach $ 2,000
Diana Ngo-Vuong San Gabriel $ 1,750
Jose Zaragoza Riverside $ 1,750
Brian Dickerson Cypress $ 1,750
Richie Alicata Encino $ 1,750
TOTAL $ 162,500
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