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Contestants on ''The Big Spin'' Show Win More Than $360,000.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Contestants from across the state won a total of $362,500 during this weekend's "The Big Spin(R)" show.

Concetta Burns, an administrator from Pittsburg, purchased her Big Spin Scratchers(R) ticket at Jackson's Wines & Spirits in Lafayette and uncovered Uncovered may refer to:
  • something "not covered"
  • Uncovered (Sirsy)
 "Spin-Spin-Spin" when she scratched it. After spinning the largest prize wheel in the world and winning $150,000, Ms. Burns said, "The whole Hollywood experience was great and the win is unbelievable."

The first player at the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" was Jerry Jackson Jackson.

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, a retiree from Riverside, who was very happy to win $75,000. Jackson plans The Jackson Plan of 1822, also known as the "Plan of the Town of Singapore", was an urban plan for Singapore drawn up to maintain some order in the urban development of the fledgling but thriving colony founded just three years earlier.  to go on a cruise with the winnings from the ticket he purchased at Victoria Liquor liquor /li·quor/ (lik´er) (li´kwor) pl. liquors, liquo´res   [L.]
1. a liquid, especially an aqueous solution containing a medicinal substance.

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 in Riverside. The last player to step up to the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" was Cathy Cain from Yreka who won $75,000. Cain, who bought her ticket at Price Less Food Store in Yreka, plans to invest her winnings in property.

From the "Aces High" round, Donny Rojas, an electrician from San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States
San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854.
, won the right to spin the wheel. Rojas, who bought his Big Spin Scratchers(R) ticket at a Chevron in Orange, spun the wheel for $40,000. "This is a once in a lifetime experience, I'm very happy with this win," said Rojas.
Winner Summary

NAME                               CITY                    AMOUNT
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Concetta Burns                     Pittsburg               $   150,000
Cathy Cain                         Yreka                   $    75,000
Jerry Jackson                      Riverside               $    75,000
Donny Rojas                        San Bernardino          $    40,000
Other Aces High Contestants                                $    22,500
                                            TOTAL          $   362,500



For additional information on how the games are played or about 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 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.  log on to: www.calottery.com.
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