Contestants on ''The Big Spin'' Win More Than $300,000.Entertainment Editors/News Editors 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)--March 27, 2004 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(R)" show, having aired Saturday, March 27, 2004, made some very happy Californians $322,500 richer. One of these happy players was Tammie Parrot, a chauffeur from Cudahy, who looks forward to driving straight to the bank to deposit her $90,000 "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" winnings. Parrot purchased her ticket at Rainbow Liquor liquor /li·quor/ (lik´er) (li´kwor) pl. liquors, liquo´res [L.] 1. a liquid, especially an aqueous solution containing a medicinal substance. 2. in Bell Gardens. The next player to challenge the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" and win $80,000 was Goran Pavich, a businessman from San Pedro. Pavich, who bought his ticket at 7-Eleven in Torrance plans on sharing his good fortune with other members of his family. Completing the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" was Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. Confectioner, a teacher consultant from Fresno. Confectioner, who bought his ticket at Circle Six Food Store in Fresno, brought home $55,000 in prize money. However, he will be there temporarily before jetting off to Greece for fun and relaxation re·lax·a·tion n. 1. The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed. 2. Refreshment of body or mind. 3. A loosening or slackening. 4. The lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers. ! Michelle Gliko, a student from Roseville and Cleveland Johnson, a hospital employee from San Leandro San Leandro (săn lēăn`drō), city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; medical equipment; lighting fixtures; and "came up aces" in the first round of "Aces High." In round two, Gliko won a chance to spin the wheel and ultimately walked away with $75,000. Gliko, who bought her "Big Spin Scratchers(R)" ticket at 7-Eleven in Roseville said she looks forward to "buying a new car and going to college." Also walking away with some additional pocket change was Johnson who was delighted to win $5,000 in prize money. "The Big Spin(R)" show is just one of the many entertainment choices offered by 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. , resulting in cash prizes to players and supplemental funding for California's public schools. For three consecutive years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Lottery has contributed $1 billion to public education and is on course to meeting this goal for year four.
Winners' Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Tammie Parrot Cudahy $ 90,000
Goran Pavich San Pedro $ 80,000
Michelle Gliko Roseville $ 75,000
Sam Confectioner Fresno $ 55,000
Other Aces High Contestants $ 22,500
TOTAL $ 322,500
How to play "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" Contestants on the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" game have up to five chances to launch a ball into one of the five bins in the pinball-type game. Each bin represents a cash amount. Prizes are cumulative, but only one ball may land in each bin to claim the prize amount. Contestants appearing on this segment qualify by mailing an entry form to the Lottery after purchasing $5 of Fantasy 5 games on one playslip. How to play "Aces High" "Aces High" replaced "California Gold California Gold were an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated. " and is the newest game on "The Big Spin(R)" show. Ten "Aces High" contestants will either win a dollar amount ranging from $1,750 to $4,000 or get one of two "Ace" cards. The two contestants who end up with an "Ace" card advance to the second round. The object of the second round is to get a better hand than the opponent, the best hand being four of a kind. The contestant with the lower hand wins $5,000 and the contestant with the higher hand goes on to spin the wheel, for a chance to win $3 million! Note: Additional information about the California Lottery may be found at www.calottery.com. |
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