Rosamond Resident Celebrates Year 2000 with $1 Million!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)--Jan. 8, 2000 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 "Big Spin(R)" show airs Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. , Jan. 8, in 12 television markets statewide. Contestants on this week's show won a total of $1,225,000. "I would have been happy winning anything," exclaimed Kenny Romero, "Big Spin 2000" newest million dollar winner, "and I won $1,000,000." Romero, a carpenter from Rosamond, had stopped in a store on his way to work to buy a Weekly Grand Scratchers(R) ticket, but decided to purchase a Big Spin 2000 Scratchers(R) ticket instead. That Scatchers(R) won him a trip to the "Big Spin(R) 2000" show when his ticket had three "TV SHOW" symbols on one ticket. Once on the show, Romero spun the largest prize wheel in the world and won $1,000,000! "When I came to the show, I was just hoping to win enough to fix up my truck, now I'll be able to buy a new one," said the elated e·lat·ed adj. Exultantly proud and joyful. e·lat  ed·ly adv.e·lat Romero. Romero also plans to purchase a new home with part of his prize money. Ernest Garcia from Monterey Park Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. , had a good luck charm with a picture of his wife of 36 years and himself around his neck. Garcia won $25,000 playing 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 not sure what he will do with the prize money he won. Other California Gold contestants won a total of $45,000. "I want to take my wife on a trip," said Manuel Albanes of 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. . Albanes won $85,000 and was this week's top Fantasy(tm) 5 Dream Machine contestant. Albanes said he plans to enjoy his retirement and take his wife of 51 years on a trip. "I'd like to put my prize money into fixing up my house, and put some money away for retirement," said Nancy McEnery, a high school counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. from Napa. McEnery won $70,000 playing the Fantasy(tm) 5 Dream Machine. 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 more than 19,000 outlets statewide. The Lottery provides 52 percent of its revenues to players as prizes, 34 percent to public schools, and 14 percent for administrative expenses, which includes 6.8 percent for retailer commissions. Since 1985, the Lottery has raised more than $11 billion for public schools. The California Lottery's contribution equals approximately 2 percent of the state's total education budget. "Big Spin(R) 2000" is the longest running Lottery game show in the country, airing continuously since 1985.
NAME CITY AMOUNT
Kenny Romero Rosamond $1,000,000
Manuel Albanez San Diego $ 85,000
Nancy McEnery Napa $ 70,000
Ernest Garcia Monterey Park $ 25,000
Other California Gold Winners $ 45,000
Total $1,225,000
Note to Editors: Additional information about the California Lottery can be found on the Lottery's website at http://www.calottery.com. |
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