Big Spin Contestants Win More Than $280,000.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1998--This week's taping of the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Lottery's "The Big Spin " Show gave contestants a total of $282,500. The show is scheduled to air on Nov. 14, 1998, in 12 television markets statewide. Samuel Samuel, two books of the Bible, originally a single work, called First and Second Samuel in modern Bibles, and First and Second Kingdoms in the Septuagint. They are considered part of "Deuteronomistic history," in which the book of Deuteronomy functions as the R. Franklin, a retired Building Contractor building contractor n → contratista m/f de obras building contractor n → entrepreneur m (en bâtiment) building contractor from Berkeley Berkeley (bûr`klē), city (1990 pop. 102,724), Alameda co., W Calif., on the E shore of San Francisco Bay just N of Oakland; inc. 1878. Originally (1820) part of a Spanish rancho, the site was purchased by Americans in 1853. , spun the wheel this week to win $50,000. Franklin spends most of his time working around the house and entertaining his young grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . Franklin plans to use his winning to go on vacation with his wife of 60 years. The Fantasy 5 Dream Machine hosted four contestants with winnings totaling $210,000 . The first contestant was Lavern Johnson, a business owner from Riverside. "My favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. thing to do is shop for clothing," Johnson said. "Now I can pay off my bills and shop, shop, shop!" Johnson exclaimed after winning $50,000. Dick Deeley, from Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. was next up to play and won $65,000. Deeley will be using his winnings to pay for an eye surgery his wife needs. Umedkumar Prajapati from Anaheim, has been playing Fantasy 5 for years. "My wife never thought I'd win," said Prajapati, as he sat back with a big smile on his face. "Now we can go on vacation." Prajapati won $40,000. The last Fantasy 5 Dream Machine contestant for the day was Louie B. Johnson. Johnson, now retired, formally worked for Aerospace. "Now I'll be able to go on vacation and fix up my house," Johnson said after winning $55,000. The Fantasy 5 machine allows contestants up to five chances to launch one ball at a time into one of the five bins in the pinball-type game, each bin representing a cash amount. Prizes are cumulative, but only one ball may land in each bin to claim the prize amount. The California Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. sells its products through a network of nearly 19,000 outlets statewide. The Lottery provides 51.5 of its revenues to players as prizes, 34 percent to public schools, and 14.5 percent for administrative expenses, which includes 6.6 percent for retailer commissions. Since 1985, the Lottery has raised more than $9.8 billion for public schools and has provided an annual average of approximately 38 percent of the Lottery's total revenues to schools. The California Lottery's contribution equals approximately 2 percent of the state's total education budget. "The Big Spin " Show is the longest running Lottery game show in the country, airing continuously since 1985. The show airs in 12 television markets statewide. -0-
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Samuel R. Franklin Berkeley $ 50,000
Lavern Johnson Riverside $ 50,000
Dick Deeley Redlands $ 65,000
Louie B. Johnson Spring Valley $ 55,000
Umedkumar Prajapati Anaheim $ 40,000
California Countdown Contestants $ 22,500
TOTAL $282,500
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