Contestants on ''The Big Spin'' Win More Than $500,000.Entertainment Editors/News Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2004 Several contestants struck gold by winning a total of $577,500 at this weekend's "The Big Spin(R)" show. The winner of the "Aces High" round, Ramon Pacheco of Reedley, won big by hitting a triple on the wheel followed by $100,000 for a total of $300,000! Teary eyed, Pacheco expressed his joy, "I plan to help each of my kids buy a house." Pacheco, a retiree, surpassed Paul Kleinschmidt As a student of art at the Berlin Akademie Paul Kleinschmidt's greatest influence was Anton von Werner Adolf von Menzel, who was at the time Kleinschmidt's history art teacher. , a freelance writer from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , who walked away with $5,000. Kleinschmidt is no stranger to "The Big Spin(R)" show; he won $2,000 a week for 20 years on his last appearance, March 23, 2003. The first lucky player at the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" was Ken Bennet bennet excludes the devil; used on door frames. [Medieval Folklore: Boland, 56] See : Protection , a retiree from Sherman Oaks, who was thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to win $75,000. Bennet purchased his ticket at Party House 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. & Jr. Market in Sherman Oaks. The second player to challenge the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" was Laurie Lee Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE (June 26 1914 – May 13, 1997) was an English poet, novelist, and screenwriter, raised in the village of Slad, Gloucestershire. from Riverside who won $70,000. Lee, who bought her ticket at 7-Eleven in Riverside, plans to do home improvements and take a vacation. Finishing the "Fantasy 5 Dream Machine" lucky streak was Pelene Feesago of Paramount. Feesago, who bought her ticket at Bluebird bluebird, common name for a North American migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family). The eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, is among the first spring arrivals in the North. It is about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long. Liquor in Hawthorne, also won $70,000 in prize money and plans to buy a house with her winnings. Fred Muniz, a retiree from Riverside, spun the largest 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. prize wheel in the world and won $40,000. Muniz said, "I'm going to take my wife on a long vacation Long Vacation is a Japanese television drama from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. Takuya Kimura played the male lead. The show enjoyed high ratings and would be the first in a series of big hits starring Kimura. with my prize money." Muniz purchased his Big Spin Scratchers(R) ticket at JC & ML Enterprises in Riverside and uncovered Spin-Spin-Spin when he scratched it. The California Lottery is pleased to announce that in fiscal year 2002-03 it was able to contribute $1 billion to public education, for three consecutive years and is on course to achieve this accomplishment for the fourth consecutive year.
Winner's Summary
NAME CITY AMOUNT
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Ramon Pacheco Reedley $ 300,000
Ken Bennet Sherman Oaks $ 75,000
Laurie Lee Riverside $ 70,000
Pelene Feesago Paramount $ 70,000
Fred Muniz Riverside $ 40,000
Other Aces High Contestants $ 22,500
TOTAL $ 577,500
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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