Fantasy 5 Prize Makes for a Perfect Wedding Anniversary.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ronald Roberson, a retiree and volunteer from 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). Valley, came forward today as the winner of the $362,830 Fantasy 5 jackpot from Thursday, June 14, 2007. Roberson checked 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. website Thursday night after not catching all the numbers on television. "When I realized that I had won I ran to tell my wife and we started screaming for joy!" Roberson said they started calling everyone and that at the end of the day even the fire department, where he volunteers as a medical first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency , knew that he had won. He and his wife, Dixie said they are never lucky nor have won a prize this big. They hope to invest half of their prize and enjoy the rest. The Robersons added that they are also looking forward to celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary next week and may use some of the money to treat themselves to a nice present. Dixie joked about having a rich husband after so many years. Roberson purchased the winning Fantasy 5 ticket at A-1 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. & Deli in the city of Templeton in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County. For selling the
winning ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus of $1,814.
Public education in California The California education system consists of a full range of public and private schools in California, from the University of California system, to well-known private colleges, to an extensive network of secondary and primary education schools. receives at least 34 cents of every dollar players spend on Lottery products. The California Lottery contributed $1.28 billion to public education in 2005-06 out of sales of $3.58 billion, the sixth year in a row the Lottery has provided more than $1 billion in supplemental funding for education. Retailers won too, earning over $252 million in compensation last year selling Lottery products. Since the Lottery began in 1985, it has contributed more than $18 billion to California schools. |
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